Organ recovery following childbirth by a brain-dead mother: a case report.
Little information is available in the medical and nursing literature concerning organ recovery from brain-dead, pregnant individuals. Many healthcare professionals might rule out such patients as potential donors, especially if childbirth is a possibility. This article presents an actual case study in which the birth of a healthy infant and recovery of organs from the mother were successful. It also reviews the available literature and discusses factors related to organ placement.
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Ohio Valley LifeCenter, Cincinnati, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D001926:Brain Death; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D009035:Mothers; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000502:physiology; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement