This article reviews recent developments in the selection, assessment, and management of
the potential lung donor, which aim to increase donor organ use. The scarcity of suitable …

Innovative deceased donor intervention strategies have the potential to increase the number
and quality of transplantable organs. Yet there is confusion over regulatory and legal …

Objectives: Cardiac dysfunction has been reported to occur in as much as 42% of adults with
brain death, and may limit cardiac donation after brain death. Knowledge of the prevalence …

Background Donor hearts and lungs are more susceptible to the inflammatory physiologic
changes that occur after brain death. Prior investigations have shown that protocolized …

Background Acute hypothyroidism after brain death results in hemodynamic impairments
that limit availability of donor hearts. Thyroid hormone infusions can halt that process and …

Objective Heart transplantation (HT) is uniquely associated with the potential impact of
thyroid hormone therapy at three intersecting levels—donor, operation, and recipient. We …

Solid organ transplantation has become a mainstay in the contemporary management of
end-stage organ failures fueled by advances in immunosuppression, intensive care and …

The management of brain-dead organ donors is complex. The use of inotropic agents and
replacement of depleted hormones (hormonal replacement therapy) is crucial for successful …

This article investigates valuations of organ transfers that are currently seen as legitimising
increasingly aggressive procurement methods in Denmark. Based on interviews with …

Methods We analyzed the effect of geographic inequities on patient outcomes. During our
study period (January 1 through December 31, 2010), 11,244 adult candidates were listed …