The British Transplantation Society guidelines on ethics, law and consent in relation to deceased donors after circulatory death

The British Transplantation Society guidelines on ethics, law and consent in relation to deceased donors after circulatory death
Review Article
Greg Moorlock, Ellie Asgari, Chris Callaghan, Heather Draper, Peter Dupont, Patty Gilbert, David Nasralla, Peter Veitch, Chris Watson, Stephen O’Neill
Transplantation Reviews, 26 October 2023
Abstract
The British Transplantation Society (BTS) ‘Guideline on transplantation from deceased donors after circulatory death’ has recently been updated and this manuscript summarises the relevant recommendations from chapters specifically related to law, ethics, donor consent and informing the recipient.

Highlights

• UK nations have moved to deemed consent organ donation systems.
• ‘Overall benefit’ should be the guiding principle for decisions about end-of-life care in relation to organ donation.
• The patient’s wishes, especially strength of those wishes, play a significant role in determining what is of overall