title: Organ donation following brain stem death after ventricular assist device implantation.
abstract: The availability of donor organs is the biggest limitation for lung transplantation, and a significant proportion of patients die on the waiting list. We describe a case of a 44-year-old lady who developed subarachnoid hemorrhage and cerebral edema on second postoperative day after left ventricular assist device implantation. She was declared brain stem dead 2 days later, and her organs were transplanted to suitable recipients on the waiting list for lung, liver and kidney transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Support, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, Harefield Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Prashant Nanasaheb
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Mohite
authors.forename: Aron Frederik
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Popov
authors.forename: Bartlomeij
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zych
authors.forename: Dhruva
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dhar
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Capoccia
authors.forename: Andre Ruediger
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001926:Brain Death; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left
keywords: Heart failure; Subarachnoid hemorrhage; Tissue and organ procurement; heart-assist devices; von Willebrand diseases