title: Organ and tissue procurement in the acute care setting: principles and practice--Part 2.
abstract: In this two-part series on organ and tissue procurement in the acute care setting, the procurement problem, cost-benefit analysis, organizational development and framework, approach to surviving relatives, public attitudes, and brain death certification were discussed in part 1 (January 1990). Part 2 examines evaluation, selection, maintenance, and management of the organ-tissue donor. It concludes with a discussion of disease transmission, controversial issues, and financial considerations relevant to the procurement process in the acute care setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Rivers
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Buse
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Bivins
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Horst
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D000757:Anencephaly; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D003644:Death Certificates; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007258:Informed Consent; D008824:Michigan; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009926:Organ Preservation / Q000379:methods; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous