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ArticleCanadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie2020

Acceptability of cardiac donation after circulatory determination of death: a survey of the Canadian public.

Kimia Honarmand, Jeanna Parsons Leigh, Claudio M Martin, Robert Sibbald, Dave Nagpal, Vince Lau, Fran Priestap, Sabe De, John Basmaji, Andrew Healey and 4 more

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Article in Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie, 2020. 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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9citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Patient perspectives on the ethics and acceptability of perfusion techniques for organ transplantation: a qualitative study.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2026
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  3. Canadians' perceptions about heart donation after death by circulatory criteria: a mixed methods study.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2025
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  6. Knowledge gaps in heart and lung donation after the circulatory determination of death: Report of a workshop of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Kimia HonarmandDepartment of Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, ON, Canada. kimia.honarmand@medportal.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7583-1445
Jeanna Parsons LeighDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Claudio M MartinDepartment of Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Robert SibbaldDepartment of Family Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Dave NagpalDepartment of Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Vince LauDepartment of Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Fran PriestapDepartment of Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Sabe DeDivision of Cardiology, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
John BasmajiDepartment of Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Andrew HealeyTrillium Gift of Life Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Sonny DhananiDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Matthew J WeissDivision of Pediatric Intensive Care, Centre-Mère Enfant Soleil du CHU de Québec, Québec City, QC, Canada.
Sam ShemieDeceased Organ Donation, Canadian Blood Services and Division of Critical Care Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital and McGill University Health Centre & Research Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Ian M BallDepartment of Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Western University · CAMontreal Children's Hospital · CATrillium Therapeutics (Canada) · CAUniversité Laval · CAUniversity of Ottawa · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeCardiac transplantation is a definitive therapy for end-stage heart failure, but demand exceeds supply. Cardiac donation after circulatory determination of death (cardiac DCDD) can be performed using direct procurement and perfusion (DPP), where cardiac activity is restored after heart recovery, or (NRP), where brain blood supply is surgically interrupted, circulation to the thoraco-abdominal organs is restored within the donor's body, followed by heart recovery. While cardiac DCDD would increase the number of heart donors, uptake of programs has been slowed in part because of ethical concerns within the medical community. These debates have been largely devoid of discussion regarding public perceptions. We conducted a national survey of public perceptions regarding cardiac DCDD.

methodsWe surveyed 1,001 Canadians about their attitudes towards cardiac DCDD using a rigorously designed and pre-tested survey.

resultsWe found that 843 of 1,001 respondents (84.2%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 81.8 to 86.3) accepted the DPP approach, 642 (64.1%; 95% CI, 61.1 to 67.0) would agree to donate their heart using DPP, and 696 (69.5%; 95% CI, 66.6 to 72.3) would consent to the same for a family member. We found that 779 respondents of 1,001 respondents (77.8%; 95% CI, 75.1 to 80.3) accepted the NRP approach, 587 (58.6%; 95% CI, 55.5 to 61.6) would agree to donate their heart using NRP, and 636 (63.5%; 95% CI, 60.5 to 66.4) would consent to the same for a family member. Most respondents supported the implementation of DPP (738 respondents or 73.7%; 95% CI, 70.9 to 76.3) and NRP (655 respondents or 65.4%; 95% CI, 62.4 to 68.3) in Canada.

conclusionThe results of this national survey of public attitudes towards cardiac DCDD will inform the implementation of cardiac DCDD programs in a manner that is consistent with public values.

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Brain DeathHeart TransplantationTissue and Organ ProcurementCanadaDeathHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesTissue Donors

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PMID31898773
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