EDITORIAL
Is deceased organ donation using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation transport ethical and feasible?
Joe Brierley,
Corresponding Author
Joe Brierley
Department of Paediatric Intensive Care, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
Correspondence
Joe Brierley, Department of Paediatric Intensive Care, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
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Stephen D. Marks
University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Joe Brierley,
Corresponding Author
Joe Brierley
Department of Paediatric Intensive Care, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
Correspondence
Joe Brierley, Department of Paediatric Intensive Care, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this author Stephen D. Marks,
Stephen D. Marks
University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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First published: 18 September 2019
No abstract is available for this article.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
The authors declare they have no conflict of interest.
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