Management of brain death organ donor

• Published in: Anasthesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS Vol. 47; no. 3; p. 188
• Main Authors: Herrmann, Henning, Suchodolski, Klaudiusz, Logemann, Frank
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: German
• Published: Germany 01.03.2012
• Subjects: Brain Death; Humans; Organ Preservation - methods; Organ Transplantation - methods; Tissue and Organ Procurement; Tissue Donors

The demand for donor organs continues to exceed the number of organs available for transplantation. The assistance to the family members of a potential donor in forefront of transplantation is as much important as to maintain donor organ function. Caring for a brain dead potential organ donor is the...