title: Donation after cardiac death in non-survivable burns.
abstract: Major burns have previously been considered a contraindication to solid organ donation. We present two cases of successful organ donation and transplantation, after Maastricht category III cardiac death in adult patients with non-survivable burns injury. The implications of the outcome of these cases are that major burns should not be considered a contraindication to organ donation, and that cardiac death provides opportunity for patients with non-survivable burns to contribute to the pool of potential organ donors.
authors: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. widdicombe@health.qld.gov.au
authors: N J
authors: NJ
authors: Widdicombe
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Van Der Poll
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Gould
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Isbel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D002056:Burns / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D003643:Death; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D009926:Organ Preservation; D010166:Palliative Care; D012151:Resuscitation; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: non-survivable burns injury; organ donation; renal transplantation