Utilization of liver grafts obtained from donation after medical assistance in dying: A Canadian multicenter experience
Liver transplantation using grafts from donors following medical assistance in dying (MAiD) achieves satisfactory patient and graft survival, with complication rates comparable to those following conventional donation after circularly death. MAiD donation increased donation after circularly death liver transplant activity in Canada by 21.8% over 7 years. These findings support MAiD as a valuable additional source of grafts, while also honoring the wishes of patients who choose to donate their organs.
Authors
- Trevor Reichman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2303-1606)
- M. Solomon
- Prosanto Chaudhury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3461-4620)
- Ephraim Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2392-3380)
- Steven Paraskevas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1235-8857)
- George Zogopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0482-7086)
- Khaled Dajani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8507-1160)
- Juan Santiago Rubio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3850-6130)
- Olivia Ganescu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4123-9021)
- Kevin Verhoeff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3110-5238)
- M. Bleszynski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7780-2197)
- A. M. James Shapiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6215-0990)
- Markus Selzner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4326-0887)
- Alessandro Parente (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5506-224X)
- Boris Gala-López (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1179-2085)
- Juan Glinka
- Samrat Ray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5701-2593)
- Jeffrey Barkun
- Maja Segedi
Institutions
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- London Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- Vancouver General Hospital (CA)
- King's College Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hepatology
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2025.08.039
- Primary Topic
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00