- Neurology/Cardiology
-
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for the Support of a Potential Organ Donor with a Fatal Brain Injury before Brain Death Determination
-
Sung Wook Chang, Sun Han, Jung Ho Ko, Jae-Wook Ryu
-
Korean J Crit Care Med. 2016;31(2):169-172. Published online May 31, 2016
-
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2016.31.2.169
-
-
6,098
View
-
109
Download
-
1
Crossref
-
 Abstract
 PDF
- The shortage of available organ donors is a significant problem and various efforts have been made to avoid the loss of organ donors. Among these, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been introduced to help support and manage potential donors. Many traumatic brain injury patients have healthy organs that might be eligible for donation for transplantation. However, the condition of a donor with a fatal brain injury may rapidly deteriorate prior to brain death determination; this frequently results in the loss of eligible donors. Here, we report the use of venoarterial ECMO to support a potential donor with a fatal brain injury before brain death determination, and thereby preserve donor organs. The patient successfully donated his liver and kidneys after brain death determination.
-
Citations
Citations to this article as recorded by  - Outcomes of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Children: An 11-Year Single-Center Experience in Korea
Hongsun Kim, Ji-Hyuk Yang, Yang Hyun Cho, Tae-Gook Jun, Kiick Sung, Woosik Han
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.2017; 50(5): 317. CrossRef
|
KSCCM
