Selected aspects of the management of the brain-dead organ donor
Authors:
L. Kielberger 1,2; J. Beneš 2,3
Authors‘ workplace:
1. interní klinika, Lékařská fakulta v Plzni, Univerzita Karlova
1; Biomedicínské centrum, Lékařská fakulta v Plzni, Univerzita Karlova
2; Klinika anesteziologie, resuscitace a intenzivní medicíny, Lékařská fakulta v Plzni, Univerzita Karlova
3
Published in:
Anest. intenziv. Med., 29, 2018, č. 1, s. 23-32
Category:
Intensive Care Medicine - Review Article
Overview
Transplantation medicine is undergoing an extraordinary progress nowadays. The number of organ transplants has been permanently increasing. The organ donation program represents a cornerstone of transplantation medicine. The majority of organs for transplantation in the Czech Republic is harvested from brain-dead donors. The legislative and organisational framework has been defined by the Transplantation Act and related documents. In this atricle we review the basics of brain death pathofysiology, brain death diagnostics and the complex management of the organ donor in intensive care units.
Keywords:
organ donor – organ transplantation – brain death
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