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ArticleBMC medical ethics2023

Reply to reaction on 'Organ donation after euthanasia starting at home in a patient with multiple system atrophy - case report'.

Najat Tajaâte, Nathalie van Dijk, Elien Pragt, David Shaw, A Kempener-Deguelle, Wim de Jongh, Jan Bollen, Walther van Mook

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Article in BMC medical ethics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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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

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Organ donation after euthanasia starting at home: a mixed-methods study of preliminary nationwide Dutch experiences.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Najat Tajaâte *Department of Anesthesiology, Zuyderland Medisch Centrum, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
Nathalie van Dijk *Department of Anesthesiology, Zuyderland Medisch Centrum, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
Elien PragtDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
David ShawCare and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
A Kempener-DeguelleDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Wim de JonghDepartment of Organ Donation Coordination, Department of Organ Donation Coordination, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Jan BollenDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pain and Palliative Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. jan@janbollen.be.
Walther van MookDepartment of Anesthesiology, Zuyderland Medisch Centrum, Heerlen, The Netherlands.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We would like to respond to the comment we received from our colleagues on our case report about organ donation after euthanasia starting at home. We reply to their statements on medical and legal aspects, and provide more information on our view of informed consent.

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EuthanasiaMultiple System AtrophyOrgan TransplantationTissue and Organ ProcurementCase Reports as TopicHumansInformed ConsentEthicsEuthanasiaMedical lawOrgan donationOrgan transplantationPalliative sedation

Identifiers

PMID37248488
PMCPMC10228023

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