Management of the neurologically deceased organ donor: A Canadian clinical practice guideline
Ian Ball, Laura Hornby, Bram Rochwerg, Matthew J. Weiss, Clay Gillrie, Michaël Chassé, Frédérick D’Aragon, Maureen O. Meade, Karim Soliman, Aadil Ali, Samantha Arora, John Basmaji, J. Gordon Boyd, Bernard Cantin, Prosanto Chaudhury, Marcelo Cypel, Darren H. Freed, Anne Julie Frenette, Pam Hruska, Constantine Karvellas, Sean Keenan, Andreas H. Kramer, Demetrios J. Kutsogiannis, Dale Lien, Patrick Luke, Meagan Mahoney, Jeffrey M. Singh, Lindsay Wilson, Alissa Wright, Jeffrey S. Zaltzman, Sam D. Shemie
Abstract
KEY POINTS Demand for organs continues to exceed their availability, both in Canada and around the world.[1][1] Optimizing the medical management of potential organ donors is an important strategy for enhancing organ supply. The explicit goals for management of deceased organ donors in the intensive