23 November 2021>: Original Paper
The Future Direction of the Organ Donation System After Legislation of the Life-Sustaining Treatment Decision Act
Seung Min Baik 1BCEF , Jin Park 2BF , Tae Yoon Kim 3BF , Jung Hwa Lee 4BF , Kyung Sook Hong 3ACD*DOI: 10.12659/AOT.934345
Ann Transplant 2021; 26:e934345
Table 2 Death after implementation of life-sustaining treatment decision.
Variables | n=286 (%) |
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Death after implementation of LST | 286 |
Type of LST withdrawal | |
IMV | 33 (11.5%) |
Vasopressors & inotropics | 14 (4.9%) |
CRRT | 4 (1.4%) |
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation | 0 |
Time until death after LST withdrawal (minutes) | |
After IMV withdrawal | 119.5±232.2 |
After vasopressor & inotropics withdrawal | 492.2±1081.1 |
After CRRT withdrawal | 232.0±147.1 |
LST – life sustaining treatment; IMV – invasive mechanical ventilator; CRRT – continuous renal replacement therapy. |