Purpose To provide a practical overview of the management of the potential organ donor in
the intensive care unit. Methods Seven areas of donor management were considered for this …

Background The shortage of organs is a limitation for transplantation, making the care of
potential organ donors an important issue. The present systematic review and meta-analysis …

Background The ascertainment of brain death (the irreversible, total loss of brain function)
gives the physician the opportunity to limit or stop further treatment. Alternatively, if the brain …

The demand for donor organs continues to exceed the number of organs available for
transplantation. Many reasons may account for this discrepancy, such as the lack of consent …

This document was developed through the collaborative efforts of the Society of Critical Care
Medicine, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the Association of Organ …

We sought to examine the frequency of brain death in the ICU, the donation rate, and the
problems encountered during donor management between the years of January 2000, the …

Successful organ transplantation offers patients with end stage organ failure the chance of a
normal life. The recognition of brain death allowed the use of beating heart donors and this …

End-organ failure is associated with high mortality and morbidity, in addition to increased
health care costs. Organ transplantation is the only definitive treatment that can improve …

Organ transplantation often depends on obtaining functioning organs from a donor who has
recently died. This review presents a structured approach to management of the care of the …

Caring for a brain dead potential organ donor requires a shift in critical care from the
extensive treatment of increased intracranial pressure towards strategies to maintain donor …