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[Anaesthesiological management of postmortem organ donors - What Evidence is Out There?]

Stephan FelderPeter FischerKlaus BöhlerStefan AngermairSascha TreskatschWilfried Witte
Published in: Anasthesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS (2023)
The transplantation of organs from postmortem organ donors has been a lifesaving and quality-of-life-improving therapy for patients with irreversible organ failure for many years. In Germany, however, there has been an imbalance between the number of organs donated postmortem and the number of patients on the waiting list for years. The anesthesiological management of multiple organ harvesting (MOE) in postmortem organ donors is not an everyday challenge for various reasons: A lack of practical expertise due to the small number of MOE, even at university hospitals (usually < 20 per year), complex pathophysiological changes in the cardiovascular system and other organ functions of the postmortem organ donor and the lack of guidelines complicate anesthesiological management. This paper compiles the existing literature and reviews whether evidence-based recommendations can be derived for anesthesiologic management for MOE.
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