title: Donor treatment after pronouncement of brain death: a neglected intensive care problem.
abstract: The need for cadaveric organs for transplantation is increasing. To decrease the shortage of organs, identification of potential donors and conditioning of these donors must improve. We present a review of relevant data on body and tissue alterations due to brain death and summarize the recent literature covering experimental and clinical studies on optimal donor management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Wijnen
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: van der Linden
mesh_terms: D001926:Brain Death / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000628:therapy; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D016377:Organ Transplantation; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014022:Tissue Survival / Q000502:physiology*