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Which type of donors are currently the main source of transplanted hearts?
Which type of donors are currently the main source of transplanted hearts?
- Donors who have signs of brain function
- Donors who have been declared brain dead (correct)
- Donors who have suffered a serious injury
- Donors who have nonsurvivable brain injuries
What does it mean when a person is declared brain dead?
What does it mean when a person is declared brain dead?
- The person has nonsurvivable brain injuries
- The person has some brain function but no signs of brain function
- The person has no signs of brain function after a serious injury (correct)
- The person has no brain function but can still breathe
What is the new method for heart transplants called?
What is the new method for heart transplants called?
- Life support measures
- Nonsurvivable brain injury
- Brain death
- Donation after circulatory death (DCD) (correct)
What happens during circulatory deaths?
What happens during circulatory deaths?
Who can decide to withdraw life support measures in circulatory deaths?
Who can decide to withdraw life support measures in circulatory deaths?
According to the study, using hearts from circulatory deaths could potentially increase the number of donor hearts by how much?
According to the study, using hearts from circulatory deaths could potentially increase the number of donor hearts by how much?
Why have doctors been hesitant to use hearts from circulatory deaths?
Why have doctors been hesitant to use hearts from circulatory deaths?
What did transplant doctor Jacob Schroder say about the potential impact of using hearts from circulatory deaths?
What did transplant doctor Jacob Schroder say about the potential impact of using hearts from circulatory deaths?
What is the main focus of the study conducted by researchers at Duke University School of Medicine?
What is the main focus of the study conducted by researchers at Duke University School of Medicine?
What did the researchers suggest about using hearts from circulatory deaths?
What did the researchers suggest about using hearts from circulatory deaths?
