Organ recovery from an 84-year-old donor: a case study.
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.
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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