Aggressive organ donor management: More from less?

Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 141-145

  Joshi, Neel R ^a   Margulies, Daniel R ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive donor management; Donation after cardiac death; Expanded criteria donors; Organ donation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ORGAN DONOR; REVIEW;

EID: 33645805228     PISSN: 10872418     EISSN: 15317013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-005-0400-8     Document Type: Review

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