Clinical practice guidelines for ethical review of death determination in deceased organ donation
10.12464/j.issn.1674-7445.2025284
- VernacularTitle:遗体器官捐献死亡判定伦理审查的临床操作指南
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Author Information
1. *Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China.
- Collective Name:Professional committee of human organ and tissue donation of china society for the promotion of human health science and technology;Branch of medical ethics of guangdong medical association
- Publication Type:GuidelineandConsensus
- Keywords:
Organ donation;
Death determination;
Ethical review;
Brain death;
Cardiac death;
Practice guideline;
Withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy;
Brain injury
- From:
Organ Transplantation
2026;17(2):173-181
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
With the promulgation and implementation of the “Regulations on Human Organ Donation and Transplantation” and its supporting policies, the legal protection system for cadaveric organ donation in China has been increasingly refined. Meanwhile, it has set higher requirements for the standardization and normalization of ethical reviews on death determination. This guideline focuses on the key issues of ethical review of death determination in cadaveric organ donation, with an emphasis on two main donation models: donation after brain death (DBD) and controlled donation after cardiac death (cDCD). It systematically elaborates on the nine core elements of ethical review of death determination, aiming to provide clear operational norms and practical guidelines for ethical review of cadaveric organ donation, and promote the standardized and normative development of this field.
