Expanding the donor pool: the elderly non-heart-beating donor.
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.
Anton
Mary-Ellen
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Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency, University of Miami, Miami, Fla, USA.
Schatz-Salzman
Debra
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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*