title: Organ donation and retrieval.
abstract: Organ donation and successful retrieval of life-saving organs is a complex process involving coordination of multiple transplant teams. Once brain death has been declared, assessment of the medical suitability of the donor and the arrangement of appropriate retrieval teams of surgeons is the responsibility of the organ procurement organization. A meticulous operative approach to the multiple organ donor is necessary to maximize the benefits to potential recipients of cadaveric organs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston.
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Van Buren
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Barakat
mesh_terms: D001926:Brain Death / Q000175:diagnosis; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006801:Humans; D009873:Operating Rooms; D009926:Organ Preservation / Q000379:methods; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States