from Section 8 - End-of-Life Care
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 July 2023
Key Learning Points
1. Any patient likely to progress to brain death is a potential organ donor.
2. Severe raised intracranial pressure and brain death are associated with various organ system consequences.
3. Optimising the physiological status of a potential donor is an active process and may require escalation of monitoring and therapies.
4. Donor management improves the quality of donated organs.
5. Care bundles for the management of brain-dead organ donors are available.
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