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Assessment, Monitoring, and Management of Brain-Dead Potential Organ Donors in the USA

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Severe head trauma and nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhages can cause major systemic dysfunction, which may affect every system of the potential organ donor. Without early and adequate support, these physiological changes can rapidly lead to the loss of potential organ donors or deterioration of the number and quality of procured organs. Good knowledge of these physiological changes, early and aggressive monitoring, and timely, appropriate management remain the cornerstone for optimal organ donation.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Acute Care Surgery, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Demetrios Demetriades M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S. & Lydia Lam M.D.

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  1. Tampa VA Medical Center, Surgery, University of South Florida, Bruce B. Downs Blvd 12901, Tampa, 33612, Florida, USA

    Dimitri Novitzky

  2. Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institu, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Lothrop Street 200, Pittsburgh, 15213, Pennsylvania, USA

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Demetriades, D., Lam, L. (2013). Assessment, Monitoring, and Management of Brain-Dead Potential Organ Donors in the USA. In: Novitzky, D., Cooper, D. (eds) The Brain-Dead Organ Donor. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4304-9_17

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