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The Brain-Dead Organ Donor Pathophysiology and Management /

Addressing all aspects of brain death and thoroughly detailing how a potential organ donor should be maintained to ensure maximum use of the organs and cells, The Brain-Dead Organ Donor: Pathophysiology and Management is a landmark addition to the literature.� This first-of-its-kind, multidisciplina...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Novitzky, Dimitri. (Editor), Cooper, David K C. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Subjects:
Medicine.
Critical care medicine.
Endocrinology.
Neurology.
Neurosurgery.
Pathology.
Surgery.
Medicine & Public Health.
Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.
Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4304-9
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Historical Aspects of the Diagnosis of Death
  • The Determination of Brain Death
  • Legal Aspects of Declaration of Brain Death and Organ Donation.-Ethical Aspects of Declaration of Brain Death and Organ Donation
  • Pathophysiology of Brain Death in Small Animal Models.-Pathophysiology of Brain Death and Effects of Hormonal Therapy in Large Animal Models.-The Efficacy of Thyroid Hormone Therapy in Brain-Dead Heart Donors: A Review of Thyroid Function in Health and Disease.-The Inflammatory Response to Brain Death
  • The Influence of Brain Death and Intensive Care Management on Donor Organs: Assessment of Inflammatory Markers.-Brain-DeathInduced Inflammation: Possible Role of the Cholinergic Anti-Inflammatory Pathway
  • Innate Immunity and Injury During Brain Death:�Opportunities for Intervention
  • Selection of the Brain-Dead Potential Organ Donor
  • Infectious Disease Aspects of the Brain-Dead Potential Organ Donor
  • Malignancy in the Brain-Dead Organ Donor
  • Early Clinical Experience of Hormonal Therapy in the Brain-Dead Potential Organ Donor
  • Assessment, Monitoring, and Management of the Brain-Dead Potential Organ Donor
  • Assessment, Monitoring and Management of Brain-Dead Potential Organ Donors in Europe
  • Current Management of Brain Dead Donors in Australia
  • Management of the Brain-Dead Organ DonorPerspectives of the Transplant Coordinator.-Surgical Aspects of Thoracic and Abdominal Organ Procurement from Brain-Dead Donors
  • Impact of Brain Death on Storage of the Heart
  • Impact of Brain Death on Abdominal Organs and Allograft Preservation Strategies
  • Functional Repair of Brain Death-Induced Injury.-Functional Repair of Brain-Death-Injured Donor Lungs
  • Thyroid Hormone Therapy to the Recipient of a Heart from a Brain-Dead Donor
  • Current and Potential Future Trends in the Management of the Brain-Dead Organ Donor.-Maximizing Utilization of the Potential Deceased DonorThe Challenge Continues. Introduction
  • Historical Aspects of the Diagnosis of Death
  • The Determination of Brain Death
  • Legal Aspects of Declaration of Brain Death and Organ Donation.-Ethical Aspects of Declaration of Brain Death and Organ Donation
  • Pathophysiology of Brain Death in Small Animal Models.-Pathophysiology of Brain Death and Effects of Hormonal Therapy in Large Animal Models.-The Efficacy of Thyroid Hormone Therapy in Brain-Dead Heart Donors: A Review of Thyroid Function in Health and Disease.-The Inflammatory Response to Brain Death
  • The Influence of Brain Death and Intensive Care Management on Donor Organs: Assessment of Inflammatory Markers.-Brain-DeathInduced Inflammation: Possible Role of the Cholinergic Anti-Inflammatory Pathway
  • Innate Immunity and Injury During Brain Death:�Opportunities for Intervention
  • Selection of the Brain-Dead Potential Organ Donor
  • Infectious Disease Aspects of the Brain-Dead Potential Organ Donor
  • Malignancy in the Brain-Dead Organ Donor
  • Early Clinical Experience of Hormonal Therapy in the Brain-Dead Potential Organ Donor
  • Assessment, Monitoring, and Management of the Brain-Dead Potential Organ Donor
  • Assessment, Monitoring and Management of Brain-Dead Potential Organ Donors in Europe
  • Current Management of Brain Dead Donors in Australia
  • Management of the Brain-Dead Organ DonorPerspectives of the Transplant Coordinator.-Surgical Aspects of Thoracic and Abdominal Organ Procurement from Brain-Dead Donors
  • Impact of Brain Death on Storage of the Heart
  • Impact of Brain Death on Abdominal Organs and Allograft Preservation Strategies
  • Functional Repair of Brain Death-Induced Injury.-Functional Repair of Brain-Death-Injured Donor Lungs
  • Thyroid Hormone Therapy to the Recipient of a Heart from a Brain-Dead Donor
  • Current and Potential Future Trends in the Management of the Brain-Dead Organ Donor.-Maximizing Utilization of the Potential Deceased DonorThe Challenge Continues.

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