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ArticleIndian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine2016

Organ donation after brain death in India: A trained intensivist is the key to success.

Vijayanand Palaniswamy, Suganya Sadhasivam, Cibi Selvakumaran, Priyadharsan Jayabal, S R Ananth

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Article in Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Impact of Death Work Competence on Emergency Nurses' Perspectives in the Organ Donation Process.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2026
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  2. The gift of life: Understanding the experiences of organ donor families.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025
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  4. Assessment of Awareness Level Regarding Organ Donation among Healthcare Professionals and Students in India.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2023
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  8. Organ Donation Rate in Brain-Dead Patients in a Tertiary Referral Center.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2018
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  9. Brain death and organ donation in India.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2017
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5 authors.

Vijayanand PalaniswamyIntensive Care Unit, Royal Darwin Hospital, Tiwi, Darwin 0801, Australia.
Suganya SadhasivamIntensive Care Unit, G. Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Coimbatore, India.
Cibi SelvakumaranIntensive Care Unit, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, Coimbatore, India.
Priyadharsan JayabalIntensive Care Unit, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, Coimbatore, India.
S R AnanthIntensive Care Unit, SRM Hospital and Research Centre, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Organ donation after brain death in India is gaining momentum but only in a few states. Tamil Nadu is leading in the country in this regard. Certain cities have performed well compared to Chennai's results. A single tertiary hospital performed 28 donations in a 17 months period with a team of an intensivist and a transplant coordinator. An intensivist needs training and interest in this noble cause. There is no formal training program in this noble cause for doctors in India. A structured formal training needs to be introduced and made mandatory for the doctors in intensive care to make this donation process a successful program.

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Indiaintensivistmandatory trainingorgan donationorgan sharing

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PMCPMC5073774

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