Objective: Many organ procurement organizations have implemented critical care end points
as donor management goals in efforts to increase organs transplanted per donor after …

Background Meeting donor management goals when caring for potential organ donors has
been associated with more organs transplanted per donor (OTPD). Concern persists …

As of August 2007, 96 900 people are awaiting organ transplantation in the United States,
while only 28 930 transplants were performed in 2006. With such a large gap between …

Many patients with acute devastating brain injury die outside intensive care units and could
go unrecognized as potential organ donors. We conducted a prospective observational …

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

The disparity between the number of patients in need of organ transplantation and the
number of available organs is steadily rising. We hypothesized that intensivist‐led …

In March 2010, the Third WHO Global Consultation on Organ Donation and Transplantation
('The Madrid Resolution') called on countries to pursue self-sufficiency in transplantation in …

Importance The shortage of organs available for transplant has led to the use of expanded
criteria donors (ECDs) to extend the donor pool. These donors are older and have more …

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 …

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 …