Acute kidney injury occurs with kidney transplantation and too frequently progresses to the
clinical diagnosis of delayed graft function (DGF). Poor kidney function in the first week of …

The main factor limiting organ donation is the availability of suitable donors and organs.
Currently, most transplants follow multiple organ retrieval from heartbeating brain-dead …

Short-term patient and graft outcomes continue to improve after kidney and liver
transplantation, with 1-year survival rates over 80%; however, improving longer-term …

This document was developed through the collaborative efforts of the Society of Critical Care
Medicine, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the Association of Organ …

Ischemia has been an inevitable event accompanying kidney transplantation. Ischemic
changes start with brain death, which is associated with severe hemodynamic disturbances …

Despite the Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative's work to engage the transplant
community and the suggested positive impact from these efforts, availability of transplanted …

Organ transplantation often depends on obtaining functioning organs from a donor who has
recently died. This review presents a structured approach to management of the care of the …

The widespread physiologic changes that follow brain stem death lead to a high incidence
of complications in the donor and jeopardize vital organ function. Strategies for the …

Lung transplantation is still limited by the shortage of suitable donor organs. This results in
long waiting times for listed patients with a substantial risk (10–15%) of dying before …

Objective: To investigate potential beneficial effects of donor treatment with
methylprednisolone on organ function and outcome after liver transplantation. Summary …