Impact of the life-sustaining treatment decision act on organ donation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in South Korea: a multi-centre retrospective study
The enactment of the LSTDA in 2018 in South Korea may be linked to reduced organ donations among patients with OHCA, underscoring the need to re-evaluate the medical and legal aspects of organ donation, especially considering end-of-life care decisions.
Authors
- Jong Kun Kim
- Hyun Wook Ryoo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1361-9887)
- Jinwook Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5758-2406)
- In Hwan Yeo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6380-9443)
- Haewon Jung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2303-3142)
- Tae Chang Jang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0895-5990)
- Jung Ho Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5033-3482)
- Sang-Hun Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4303-7375)
- Dong Eun Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2057-5261)
- Min Jae Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1767-9457)
- Deokhyeon Kim
Institutions
- Daegu Health College (KR)
- Kyungpook National University Hospital (KR)
- Daegu Catholic University (KR)
- Daegu Fatima Hospital (KR)
- Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center (KR)
- Yeungnam University College
- Keimyung University (KR)
- Yeungnam University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Ethics
- Published
- 2024-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-024-01090-4
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.69