Intensivist-led management of brain-dead donors is associated with an increase in organ recovery for transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1517-1521

  Singbartl, K ^a   Murugan, R ^a   Kaynar, A M ^a   Crippen, D W ^a   Tisherman, S A ^a   Shutterly, K ^a   Stuart, S A ^a   Simmons, R ^a   Darby, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain death; intensivist; organ donation; transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; KIDNEY DONOR; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BRAIN DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTS;

EID: 79959836724     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03485.x     Document Type: Article

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