title: Clinical management of the organ donor.
abstract: Critical care nurses play a vital role in the clinical management of potential organ donors. Knowledge of the physiologic traits a donor will exhibit and the clinical interventions necessary to prevent circulatory collapse are essential in providing care to the organ donor. Maintaining hemodynamic stability in the donor optimizes organ function and improves the chances of successful results in transplant recipients.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D001926:Brain Death; D003422:Critical Care / Q000451:nursing*; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000451:nursing; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000451:nursing; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000451:nursing; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000451:nursing; D014019:Tissue Donors