Donation after Circulatory Determination of Death with Benson Hsu

Dr. Benson Hsu is a pediatric intensivist at Avera Children’s Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine. His academic work spans pediatric critical care, organ donation and transplantation, health services research, and national pediatric practice guidelines. In this episode, Dr. Hsu joins PedsCrit to discuss pediatric donation after circulatory determination of death, including the clinical, ethical, and systems-level issues that matter most for PICU teams caring for children and families at the end of life. Learning objective: By the end of this episode, listeners will be able to discuss the clinical, ethical, and logistical frameworks of Donation after Circulatory Determination of Death (DCDD) for children in the pediatric ICU.  References: Hsu B, Bondoc A, Cuenca AG, Hittle Gigli K, Laventhal N, Nakagawa T; COMMITTEE ON HOSPITAL CARE; SECTION ON CRITICAL CARE; SECTION ON SURGERY; COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS. Pediatric Organ Donation and Transplantation: Across the Care Continuum. Pediatrics. 2023 Aug 1;152(2):e2023062923. doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-062923. PMID: 37483135. National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. Uniform Determination of Death Act. 1980. Robertson JA. The dead donor rule. Hastings Cent Rep. 1999;29(6):6-14. doi:10.2307/3527865. PubMed. Truog RD, Miller FG. The dead donor rule and organ transplantation. N Engl J Med. 2008;359(7):674-675. doi:10.1056/NEJMp0804474. Send us Fan Mail Support the show *How to support PedsCrit:* Please complete our Listener Feedback Survey Please rate and review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Donations are appreciated @PedsCrit on Venmo , you can also support us by becoming a patron on Patreon. 100% of funds go to supporting the show. Please remember that all content during this episode is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. It should not be used as medical advice. The views expressed during this episode by hosts and our guests are their own and do not reflect the official position of their institutions. If you have any comments, suggestions, or feedback-you can email us at [pedscritpodcast@gmail.com](mailto:pedscritpodcast@gmail.com).  You can also check out our website at http://www.pedscrit.com. Thank you for listening to this episode of PedsCrit!