Title |
Anaesthetic management of the brain dead for organ donation
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Published in |
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie, October 1990
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DOI | 10.1007/bf03006543 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Adrian W. Gelb, Kerri M. Robertson |
Abstract |
An increasing number of anaesthetists is being called upon to manage organ donors during organ retrieval procedures. We briefly describe the technical aspects of the surgical procedure together with a guide to the anaesthetic management. The aims of the latter may be summarized as the "Rule of 100": systolic blood pressure greater than 100 mmHg, urine output greater than 100 ml.hr-1, PaO2 greater than 100 mmHg, haemoglobin concentration greater than 100 g.L-1. Common management problems (hypotension, arrhythmias, diabetes insipidus, oliguria, and coagulopathy) are discussed in detail. The intraoperative management of the brain-dead organ donor provides the anaesthetist with the challenge of a major surgical procedure in a subject with important physiological derangements. |
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