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Jun 2024
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Optimizing Organ Procurement: Managing B...

Eddy Joe Gutierrez, MD
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In this episode, Eddy Joe delves into the intensive care management of brain-dead donors, based on a recent article from Intensive Care Medicine. Learn about hemodynamic support, endocrine treatment, and respiratory management strategies to optimize organ procurement. Tune in for an in-depth discussion on improving donor organ viability while maintaining the dignity of the deceased.

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Citation: Gunst J, Souter MJ. Management of the brain-dead donor in the intensive care unit. Intensive Care Med. 2024 Jun;50(6):964-967. doi: 10.1007/s00134-024-07409-4. Epub 2024 Apr 10. PMID: 38598128.

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