title: [Evaluation of the potential organ donor with special regards to heart donation].
abstract: Regarding limited availability of organ donors for heart transplantation, it is necessary to discuss optimal donor evaluation and donor management. In this manuscript general donor-related parameters as well as heart-specific parameters are discussed regarding international literature. In addition, "marginal" donors and in contrast "optimal" donors are defined. Donor management including optimal hemodynamic management and additional specific intensive care aspects are presented. Exact donor evaluation allows for matching the organ to the most suitable recipient and is therefore especially in the context of marginal donors a crucial step within transplantation process.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Herzchirurgie, Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria. daniel.hoefer@i-med.ac.at
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Höfer
authors.forename: Arezu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aliabadi
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ebner
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hörmann
authors.forename: Stephane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahr
authors.forename: Regina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mascherbauer
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pölzl
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reiter
authors.forename: Andrä
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wasler
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zink
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zuckermann
authors.forename: Herwig
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Antretter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001317:Austria; D002423:Cause of Death; D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival / Q000502:physiology; D006334:Heart Function Tests / Q000592:standards*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000401:mortality / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000592:standards; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000592:standards*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk; D012985:Software Design; D014019:Tissue Donors; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000592:standards*; D055815:Young Adult