Organ donation in the event of death in the ICU

A loved one is in the Intensive Care Unit, and you’re considering organ donation when they die. To help you in making a decision, this fact sheet explains how this is done.

Treatments and surgical operations , Intensive Care, Transplantation and Organ Donation

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Le don d'organes en cas de décès aux soins intensifs

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