Publications by authors named "G Cheisson"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the experiences of ICU healthcare professionals regarding controlled donation after circulatory death (cDCD), amid ethical concerns between end-of-life care and organ donation.
- Conducted in 32 ICUs in France, the study surveyed 206 physicians and nurses after the deaths of patients considered potential cDCD donors, measuring their anxiety levels and feelings of tension related to the donation process.
- Results show that cDCD does not significantly increase anxiety for healthcare professionals compared to regular end-of-life situations, with a general positive perception of cDCD among them, suggesting a need for better support in balancing life support decisions and organ donation.
Background: In the current setting of organ shortage, brain-dead liver donors with recent liver trauma (RLT) represent a potential pool of donors. Yet, data on feasibility and safety of liver transplantation (LT) using grafts with RLT are lacking.
Methods: All liver grafts from brain-dead donors with RLT proposed for LT between 2010 and 2018 were identified from the nationwide CRISTAL registry of the Biomedicine Agency.
Article Synopsis
- Controlled donation after circulatory death (cDCD) is used for kidney transplants from donors with poorer outcomes and has been implemented in France since 2015, utilizing strategies like normothermic regional perfusion.
- A study compared kidney transplant results from cDCD and brain-dead (DBD) donors, matching the two groups based on donor and recipient characteristics, finding a lower rate of delayed graft function (20% for cDCD vs. 28% for DBD).
- Despite differences in early outcomes, the one-year graft survival rates were similar between cDCD and matched DBD transplant recipients in this French program.