title: Organ recovery from an 84-year-old donor: a case study.
abstract: To help meet the increasing need for transplantable organs, organ procurement organizations should consider evaluating all brain-dead patients, regardless of the upper age limit. This article outlines the successful recovery and transplantation of the liver of an 84-year-old donor. Organ placement and financial issues involved with the case are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Ohio Valley LifeCenter, Cincinnati, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Valerius
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001926:Brain Death; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement