Background: There is a national shortage of organs available for transplantation.
Implementation of preset donor management goals (DMGs) to improve outcomes is …

There is a critical shortage of donor organs. According to the United Network for Organ
Sharing (UNOS), 20% of organs are discarded after procurement. Many of these may be …

Brain death is associated with complex hemodynamic, endocrine, and metabolic dysfunction
that can lead to major complications with the potential donor. Untreated, this can progress to …

The purpose of this study was to determine whether use of vasopressors in cadaveric
donors of renal transplants was associated with an increased prevalence of acute tubular …

Organ transplantation represents one of the great success stories of 20th century medicine.
However, its continued success is greatly limited by the shortage of donor organs. This has …

Object. The number of patients waiting for organ transplantation continues to grow, while
organs are donated by very few of the thousands of potential donors who die every year …

The aggressive management of brain‐dead (cadaveric) organ donors has been shown to
increase organs available for transplantation. Some centers use hormone therapy with …

Background A new era in organ donation with national redistricting is being proposed. With
these proposals, costs of organ acquisition are estimated to more than double. Traditionally …

Background Hormonal therapy to the brain-dead potential organ donor can include thyroid
hormone (triiodothyronine [T 3] or levothyroxine [T 4]), corticosteroids, antidiuretic hormone …

Mortality remains high for patients on the waiting list for organ transplantation. A marked
imbalance between the number of available organs and recipients that need to be …