title: Expanding the donor pool: the elderly non-heart-beating donor.
abstract: The need for transplantable organs continues to far outweigh the number of organs available for transplantation through donation. To date, many avenues for expanding the donor pool have been explored, including non-heart-beating donor protocols and the expansion of acceptable criteria. This case study reviews the successful procurement of a liver and kidney from a 72-year-old non-heart-beating donor.
authors.affiliation: Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency, University of Miami, Miami, Fla, USA.
authors.forename: Mary-Ellen
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Anton
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schatz-Salzman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001926:Brain Death; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000379:methods*