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Care of the Potential Organ Donor

2004; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 351; Issue: 26 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmra013103

1533-4406

Kenneth E. Wood, Bryan N. Becker, John G. McCartney, Anthony M. D’Alessandro, Douglas B. Coursin,

Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments

Organ transplantation often depends on obtaining functioning organs from a donor who has recently died. This review presents a structured approach to management of the care of the brain-dead donor so as to achieve the greatest chance of a successful outcome in the recipient of the organs. Hypotension, hypothermia, diabetes insipidus, and cardiac dysfunction are common challenges to management. Brain death affects both hormone production and physiological responses in the donor.