Principles of multiple organ procurement from cadaver donors.

نویسندگان

  • J T Rosenthal
  • B W Shaw
  • R L Hardesty
  • B P Griffith
  • T E Starzl
  • T R Hakala
چکیده

The need for cadaveric organs other than kidneys for transplantation is increasing. Principles and techniques that allow their procurement without jeopardizing renal recovery are outlined. These include utilization of brain dead donors, careful donor selection, and surgery which minimizes warm ischema while avoiding iatrogenic injury. Utilizing this approach, a variety of combinations of organs have been removed and transplanted resulting in satisfactory functional results.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Annals of surgery

دوره 198 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1983