Organ donation and transplantation Preface Overview Organ Transplantation Introduction Organ Transplantation The early days Matching Donors with Recipients Organ supply and demand Potential donor Types of Donors Identifying the heart beating, brain dead donor (DBD) Potential DBD donors Clinical diagnosis Contraindications to donation Increasing the number of organ transplantations Donor Management Donor management Overview Pathophysiological changes of the DBD organ donor Cardiovascular changes of the DBD organ donor Respiratory failure of the DBD organ donor Changes in endocrine, metabolic and stress response of the DBD organ donor Practical aspects for maintenance of an organ donor 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 Donation after circulatory death (DCD) Overview Classification Maastricht III category Ethical challenges Donor Management Organ procurement Conclusion Organ donation and transplantation Organ donation and transplantation Table of contents: Preface Organ donation and transplantation Preface Overview Organ Transplantation Introduction Organ Transplantation The early days Matching Donors with Recipients Organ supply and demand Potential donor Types of Donors Identifying the heart beating, brain dead donor (DBD) Potential DBD donors Clinical diagnosis Contraindications to donation Increasing the number of organ transplantations Donor Management Donor management Overview Pathophysiological changes of the DBD organ donor Cardiovascular changes of the DBD organ donor Respiratory failure of the DBD organ donor Changes in endocrine, metabolic and stress response of the DBD organ donor Practical aspects for maintenance of an organ donor 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 Donation after circulatory death (DCD) Overview Classification Maastricht III category Ethical challenges Donor Management Organ procurement Conclusion Organ donation and transplantation
