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Organ Donation in Pediatric Patients with Severe Anoxic Brain Injury

Ratna Basak1, Shirley Louis1, Nan Shin1

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Stony Brook Children's Hospital, NY, USA.

Indian Journal of Palliative Care
|August 17, 2018
PubMed

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Pediatric palliative care supports families through the difficult process of organ donation after anoxic brain injury in children. This care facilitated successful organ donation in three pediatric patients who experienced brain death.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric critical care medicine
  • Neurology
  • Organ donation and transplantation

Background:

  • Anoxic brain injury in children is a rare but devastating event, often resulting from cardiac arrest.
  • Organ donation following pediatric brain death involves significant ethical and familial considerations.

Observation:

  • Three pediatric patients with anoxic brain damage progressed to brain death.
  • Pediatric palliative care was involved from hospital admission for all three patients.

Findings:

  • Palliative care teams acted as crucial liaisons, supporting families in end-of-life decision-making.
  • All three families consented to organ donation, facilitated by palliative care involvement.

Implications:

  • Early palliative care involvement can significantly aid families in navigating organ donation decisions after pediatric anoxic brain injury.
  • This approach highlights the role of palliative care in complex end-of-life scenarios in pediatrics.
  • Successful organ donation in these cases underscores the importance of compassionate family support.

Keywords:
Organ donationpediatric intensive carepediatric palliative care

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