Special Issue on Brain Death & Organ Donation

The September 2020 issue of Anaesthesia includes several interesting articles on brain death and organ donation.

• Optimisation of the organ donor and effects on transplanted organs: a narrative review on current practice and future directions 
• Current status of organ donation after brain death in the UK 
• The rise of organ donation after circulatory death: a narrative review 
• Permanent brain arrest as the sole criterion of death in systemic circulatory arrest 
• Examining consent for interventional research in potential deceased organ donors: a narrative review 
• The effect on consent rates for deceased organ donation in Wales after the introduction of an opt-out system