Donor treatment after pronouncement of brain death: a neglected intensive care problem.
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.
Wijnen
R M
RM
Department of Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands.
van der Linden
C J
CJ
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*