There is a critical mismatch between available organs for transplant and acutely or critically
ill patients with end-stage organ disease. Patients who may benefit from organ …

Transplantation is life saving and the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage cardiac,
pulmonary and liver disease. Compared with dialysis, renal transplantation is both cost …

Brain death commonly occurs after a devastating central nervous system (CNS) injury from
head trauma or stroke. Severe brain injury and brain death create a variety of extra-cerebral …

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 …

Caring for a brain dead potential organ donor requires a shift in critical care from the
extensive treatment of increased intracranial pressure towards strategies to maintain donor …

Brain death is associated with complex hemodynamic, endocrine, and metabolic dysfunction
that can lead to major complications with the potential donor. Untreated, this can progress to …

Transplantation has been incorporated into the treatment of patients with end-stage
diseases of most major organ systems in recent years. However, organ supply is the …

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 …

Organ shortage is the greatest challenge facing the field of organ transplantation today. A
variety of approaches have been implemented to expand the organ donor pool including …

Solid organs for transplantation are a scarce and valuable resource. For many patients
transplant offers the hope of disease cure but unfortunately demand far exceeds supply and …