The British Transplantation Society guidelines on ethics, law and consent in relation to deceased donors after circulatory death

Greg Moorlock; Ellie Asgari; Chris Callaghan; Heather Draper; Peter Dupont; Patty Gilbert; David Nasralla; Peter Veitch; Chris Watson; Stephen O'Neill

doi:10.1016/j.trre.2023.100803

The British Transplantation Society guidelines on ethics, law and consent in relation to deceased donors after circulatory death

Transplant Rev (Orlando). 2024 Jan;38(1):100803. doi: 10.1016/j.trre.2023.100803. Epub 2023 Oct 26.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK.
² Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
³ Bioethics, Warwick University, UK.
⁴ Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
⁵ Northern Ireland Kidney Patients' Association, Belfast, UK.
⁶ Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, UK.
⁷ Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
⁸ Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, UK. Electronic address: Stephen.oneill@qub.ac.uk.

PMID: 37919138
DOI: 10.1016/j.trre.2023.100803

Abstract

The British Transplantation Society (BTS) 'Guideline on transplantation from deceased donors after circulatory death' has recently been updated and this manuscript summarises the relevant recommendations from chapters specifically related to law, ethics, donor consent and informing the recipient.

Keywords: Best interests; Consent; Donation after circulatory death; Ethics; Law; Overall benefit.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Informed Consent
Tissue Donors
Tissue and Organ Procurement*