ArticleCMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne2024
Organ donation after medical assistance in dying: a descriptive study from 2018 to 2022 in Quebec.
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- Organ Donation After Oral Ingestion of a Voluntary Assisted Dying Substance.The Medical journal of Australia · 2026Article
- Results of Kidney Transplantation from Donors Following Euthanasia in the Netherlands: Benchmarking Science and Ethical Challenge.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2024Article
- Promising Results of Kidney Transplantation From Donors Following Euthanasia During 10-Year Follow-Up: A Nationwide Cohort Study.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2024Article
- Liver transplantation from donors following medical assistance in dying: a scoping review and retrospective cohort study.Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgieArticle
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Abstract
backgroundSince the implementation of medical assistance in dying (MAiD), deceased organ donation after MAiD has been possible in Quebec. We sought to describe organ donations after MAiD in the first 5 years after this practice was implemented in Quebec.
methodsWe reviewed all cases referred for donation after MAiD from January 2018 to December 2022. We presented all data descriptively with no comparison statistics.
resultsTransplant Québec received 245 referrals for donation after MAiD, of which 82 were retained (33.5%). Of the 163 nonretained referrals, 152 (93.2%) had a recorded reason, including 91 (55.8%) for medical unsuitability on initial screen (e.g., organ dysfunction, medical history), 34 (20.8%) for patient refusal and 21 (12.9%) instances where patients withdrew from the MAiD process entirely. Six patients died before MAiD. Eighteen of the 82 retained cases were cancelled later in the process, almost all (
interpretationThese data describe a substantial increase in deceased donation after MAiD in the first 5 years of implementation in Quebec. Future studies should focus on how to optimize systems to ensure these requests are treated in the most ethical and medically effective way.
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