Changing pattern of organ donation at a single center: Are potential brain dead donors being lost to donation after cardiac death?

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2536-2540

  Saidi, R F ^a,b   Bradley, J ^c   Greer, D ^a   Luskin, R ^c   OConnor, K ^d   Delmonico, F ^c   Kennealey, P ^a   Pathan, F ^a   Schuetz, C ^a   Elias, N ^a   Ko, D S C ^a   Kawai, T ^a   Hertl, M ^a   Cosimi, A B ^a   Markmann, J F ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c New England Organ Bank   (United States)

^d Life Center Northwest   (United States)

Author keywords

Donation; donor pool; transplantation; transplantation policy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DONATION AFTER BRAIN DEATH; DONATION AFTER CARDIAC DEATH; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUROSURGERY; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN INJURIES; DEATH; HUMANS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78349247930     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03215.x     Document Type: Article

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