Background Hemodynamic instability and myocardial dysfunction are major factors
preventing the transplantation of hearts from organ donors after brain death. Intravenous …

A retrospective review of 114 solid organ donors over a 6-year period (1982–1987) was
undertaken to identify problems in organ donor management and determine outcome of …

T HE relevance of a well-functioning transplanted organ cannot be over-emphasized and is
clearly crucial for the success of organs requiring immediate function, such as the heart and …

OBJECTIVE--By audit from January to June 1989 to quantify, separately for hearts, kidneys,
liver, lungs and corneas, the possible increases in transplantable organs from brain stem …

Organ transplantation continues to be hindered by a limited supply of organs. A significant
percentage of potential organ donors are lost to either medical failure or inability to obtain …

The transmission of infection by a cadaver donor organ can result not only in loss of the
allograft but also in death of the immunosuppressed recipient. Despite the shortage of …

BACKGROUND: The reluctance to use organs from donors who have died from severe
infections is based on the potential transmission of an infectious agent to the recipient and …

Public attitude toward deceased donor organ recovery in Poland is quite positive, with only
15% opposing to donation of their own organs, yet actual donation rate is only 16/pmp …

The success of organ transplantation is critically dependent on the quality of the donor
organ. Donor organ quality, in turn, is determined by a variety of factors including donor age …

JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: O transplante de órgãos sólidos vem sendo considerado o
tratamento de eleição para várias doenças terminais que afetam rim, pâncreas, fígado …