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Even in the face of the urgent need for transplantable organs, there continues to be a disparity between the number of potential organ donors and that of actual donors.¹ Reducing this disparity is one means of addressing the current shortage of organs. However, for this strategy to be effective, it is mandatory to retrieve organs that offer the greatest likelihood of successful outcomes for the recipients. This strategy necessitates the optimal care of the potential donor, that is, even after brain death has occurred.² In this review we present a structured approach to the key issues for the clinicians involved . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Status of the Potential Donor and Consent

Medical Management

Cardiovascular Effects

Respiratory Effects

Supportive Care

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From the Departments of Medicine (K.E.W., B.N.B., J.G.M., D.B.C.), Surgery (A.M.D.), and Anesthesiology (D.B.C.), University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison.

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Jacobs F. M., Spital A., Wood K. E., Coursin D., D'Alessandro A.
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