Multiple cadaveric organ procurement for transplantation with emphasis on the heart.
The operative technique for multiple cadaveric organ procurement is described. Delineated in detail are the means by which the cardinal principle of in situ core-cooling of different organs is applied to obtain liver, kidneys, and a heart for transplantation.
D001926:Brain Death; D002102:Cadaver; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D009392:Nephrectomy; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000379:methods