title: Multiple cadaveric organ procurement for transplantation with emphasis on the heart.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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