Abstract: With improved healthcare, more patients survive to develop chronic diseases and end organ failure. Solid organ transplants are increasingly performed to replace failing or failed organs. Although living related or unrelated organ donation is an option, majority of organ transplants involve cadaveric donors. Brain dead patients are potential organ donors. They constitute a unique subpopulation in the intensive care unit and warrant special attention as medical care of these patients have direct clinical impact on organ recipients. This review summarizes physiological changes following brain death and the management of the brain dead organ donor.
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Date: 2016-12-02
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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