Organ donation and transplantation Preface Foundations of organ transplantation Chapter learning objectives Why transplantation matters Donor routes and terminology The donation to transplantation pathway Matching and allocation principles not algorithms Who does what? Ethical and legal foundations Opt in and opt out systems what changes and what does not Take home messages The potential organ donor Chapter learning objectives A shared language possible potential eligible actual and utilised Recognition and timely referral First actions after recognising a possible donor Donor suitability refer first assess case by case Determining death by neurological criteria Common pitfalls and how to respond Communication with the family Formative knowledge check Take home messages Donor management overview and physiology (DBD) Chapter learning objectives Donor management overview Pathophysiological changes in the DBD organ donor Cardiovascular changes in the DBD organ donor Respiratory changes in the DBD organ donor Endocrine metabolic and stress response changes in the DBD donor Take home messages Donor management practical and organ specific care Chapter learning objectives Practical aspects of organ donor maintenance Management of hypothermia in the organ donor Management of hypotension in the organ donor Management of endocrine changes in the organ donor Management of lung function in the organ donor Management blood and coagulation in the organ donor Take home messages Donation after circulatory death (DCD) Chapter learning objectives Overview and terminology Classification The controlled DCD pathway Determination of death and the no touch period Uncontrolled DCD Ethical challenges and family care DCD timing what the ICU team should record Organ recovery and preservation Take home messages Putting it into practice the intensivist's role A practical bedside framework Organ donation and transplantation Organ donation and transplantation Table of contents: Preface Donor management practical and organ specific care Chapter learning objectives Practical aspects of organ donor maintenance Management of hypothermia in the organ donor Take home messages Organ donation and transplantation Preface Foundations of organ transplantation Chapter learning objectives Why transplantation matters Donor routes and terminology The donation to transplantation pathway Matching and allocation principles not algorithms Who does what? Ethical and legal foundations Opt in and opt out systems what changes and what does not Take home messages The potential organ donor Chapter learning objectives A shared language possible potential eligible actual and utilised Recognition and timely referral First actions after recognising a possible donor Donor suitability refer first assess case by case Determining death by neurological criteria Common pitfalls and how to respond Communication with the family Formative knowledge check Take home messages Donor management overview and physiology (DBD) Chapter learning objectives Donor management overview Pathophysiological changes in the DBD organ donor Cardiovascular changes in the DBD organ donor Respiratory changes in the DBD organ donor Endocrine metabolic and stress response changes in the DBD donor Take home messages Donor management practical and organ specific care Chapter learning objectives Practical aspects of organ donor maintenance Management of hypothermia in the organ donor Management of hypotension in the organ donor Management of endocrine changes in the organ donor Management of lung function in the organ donor Management blood and coagulation in the organ donor Take home messages Donation after circulatory death (DCD) Chapter learning objectives Overview and terminology Classification The controlled DCD pathway Determination of death and the no touch period Uncontrolled DCD Ethical challenges and family care DCD timing what the ICU team should record Organ recovery and preservation Take home messages Putting it into practice the intensivist's role A practical bedside framework Organ donation and transplantation
