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Intensive Care of the Deceased Multiorgan Donor: One Donor, Nine Lives

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Transplantation is a life-saving therapy for patients with end-stage organ failure. Donor management is central to expanding the organ pool in an era where demand outstrips supply of organs. One critical challenge to donor management includes the profound pathophysiologic changes that occur during and following brain death that can threaten the viability and suitability of a particular organ for transplant. Meticulous donor management can help minimize organ damage and help transform marginal organs suitable for retrieval and transplantation.

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    Laveena Munshi M.D., F.R.C.P.C.

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    Raghavan Murugan M.D., M.S., F.R.C.P.

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Munshi, L., Murugan, R. (2017). Intensive Care of the Deceased Multiorgan Donor: One Donor, Nine Lives. In: Subramaniam, K., Sakai, T. (eds) Anesthesia and Perioperative Care for Organ Transplantation. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6377-5_5

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