Organ Donation After Circulatory Determination of Death: OR Process by S. Vitali | OPENPediatrics

In this video, Sally Vitali, MD, discusses the process of organ donation after cardiac determination of death (DCDD) as it occurs in the operating room. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon viewing this video, learners will be able to: • Describe the process of organ donation by DCDD • Develop an approach to speaking with the family during the DCDD process • Explain what to do if the patient does not reach pulselessness within 1 hour after withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies AUTHORS Sally Vitali, MD Associate in Critical Care Medicine Boston Children's Hospital Assistant Professor in Anesthesia Harvard Medical School DATES Initial publication: July 20, 2017 Please visit: www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu