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 com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in …

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 …

We studied the course of plasma levels of the stress markers adrenocorticotropic hormone
(ACTH), cortisol, human growth hormone (h-GH), β-endorphin, and prolactin during retrieval …

Dear Editors, We read with interest the letter “Liver transplantation with geriatric liver
allografts: the current situation in Eurotransplant” by De Boer et al.[1] as it analyzes important …

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

Brain death is a term commonly used to describe a condition in which the brain is completely
destroyed and in which cessation of function of all other organs is imminent and inevitable …