An overview of end-of-life issues in a cardiology department. Is the mode of death worse in the cardiac intensive care unit?

Introduction Cardiovascular (CV) diseases are the most common causes of death and causes frequent hospital admissions.[1] The increase in life expectancy and the appearance of new treatments,[2] is changing in the clinical profile of CV disease, with a rise in chronic processes and concomitant comorbidities.[ 3] These changes are probably reflected in the current profile of patients admitted to cardiology departments, and in their causes of mortality.

国内外经循环标准确定死亡后器官捐献的最新进展

器官短缺是全球移植界共同面临的难题,寻找多渠道的供者器官来源成为器官移植界的当务之急。近日,关于"扩大可控型经循环标准确定死亡后器官捐献(cDCDD)实践的联合声明"受到学术界的广泛关注,该声明旨在推广cDCDD,以提高器官捐献率,以期实现移植自给自足的最终目标。本文将整理声明提及的重点内容,阐述经循环标准确定死亡后器官捐献(DCDD)的学术名称更新及相关讨论、DCDD的发展趋势、构成cDCDD临床路径的基本部分及影响实施cDCDD的关键因素,思考该声明对我国器官捐献事业可持续发展的启示。