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 shortage of available donor hearts continues to limit cardiac transplantation. For this
reason, strict criteria have limited the number of patients placed on the US waiting list to≈ …

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 …

Background. Brain death results in adverse pathophysiologic effects in many cadaveric
donors, resulting in cardiovascular instability and poor organ perfusion. Hormonal …

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 …

Background. Brain death results in cardiovascular instability and poor organ perfusion in
many brain-dead donors. Hormonal resuscitation stabilizes certain brain-dead donors and is …

Abstract Experiments in Cape Town in the 1980s demonstrated that acute brain death is
followed by massive catecholamine release resulting in systemic hypertension, acute left …

The organ shortage has resulted in increasing recipient waiting lists and waiting‐list deaths.
The increased use of expanded donors has been associated with increased discarding of …

Primary graft failure (PGF) is a devastating complication that occurs in the immediate
postoperative period following heart transplantation. It manifests as severe ventricular …