Recently it has become clear that, in addition to ischemia/reperfusion injury and
posttransplant recipient-related factors, the induction of brain death would be a significant …

The majority of organs transplanted in the United States are from brain-dead donors. The
patients are usually located in an intensive care unit at the time of declaration of brain death …

Since its inception in 1968, the brain-death criterion for human death has enjoyed the status
of one of the few relatively well-settled issues in bioethics. However, over the last fifteen …

The above article, published online on 13 October 2016 in Wiley OnlineLibrary
(wileyonlinelibrary. com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in …

Background. Eighty percent of donor organs come from donors who have suffered brain
trauma (brain-dead donors). This unphysiological state alters the hemodynamic and …

Solid organ transplantation is a procedure that has helped restore life years and quality of
life to millions of people worldwide afflicted with end-stage organ failure and otherwise …

Background. Massive intracerebral bleeding may cause brain stem death in transplant (Tx)
recipients early or late postTx. We addressed the question as to whether Tx recipients may …

Significant systemic changes occur following neurologic insult and subsequent brain death.
If left untreated, the hemodynamic instability and neuroendocrine alterations that ensue may …

Liver grafts with macrovesicular steatosis of> 60% are considered unsuitable for deceased
donor liver transplantation (DDLT) because of the unacceptably high risk of primary …

We rejoice in reading the excellent Hong Kong experience using severely steatotic grafts
from brain-dead donors in liver transplantation (LT). 1 When 19 grafts with macrovesicular …