Consciousness and Controlled Donation After Circulatory Determination of Death
Abstract
This Perspective discusses the limitations of reliable assessment of consciousness in critically ill, behaviorally unresponsive patients in light of recent situations in which such patients exhibited signs of consciousness moments before initiation of organ recovery surgery.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Organ Donation and Transplantation
Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
Publication details
- Journal / source
- JAMA
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Volume
- 335
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 850–850
- Publication date
- 26 January 2026
- Language
- EN