The effect of brain death protocol duration on potential donor losses due to cardiac arrest.

Glauco Adrieno WestphalTiago Amaral SlavieroArtur MontemezzoGabriel Torres LingiardiFernanda Carolina Cani de SouzaTiago Costa CarninDiego Roberto SoaresAlisson Hideto HachiyaLetícia Lopes FerrazJoel de Andrade

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2016)

A long duration between the first clinical test for BD diagnosis and the procurement of organs may be an important risk factor for the occurrence of cardiac arrest in deceased potential donors.

Keyphrases

cardiac arrest
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
risk assessment
kidney transplantation
randomized controlled trial
human health
resting state
brain injury
blood brain barrier