When ICU Docs Help Take Care Of Brain Dead Donors, More Organs Saved For Transplant

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When ICU Docs Help Take Care Of Brain Dead Donors, More Organs Saved For Transplant

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More than twice as many lungs and nearly 50 percent more kidneys could be recovered for transplant operations if intensive care physicians were to work with organ procurement organization (OPO) co

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More organs for transplant when icu docs help take care of brain dead donors, says UPMC

eurekalert.org — “More than twice as many lungs and nearly 50 percent more kidneys could be recovered for transplant operations if intensive care physicians were to work with organ procurement organization coordinators to monitor and manage donor bodies after brain death has occurred, according to an analysis by UPMC and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine physicians that appears today in the early online version of the American Journal of Transplantation.View full resource at eurekalert.org

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More organs for transplant when icu docs help take care of brain dead donors, says UPMC

physorg.com — “More than twice as many lungs and nearly 50 percent more kidneys could be recovered for transplant operations if intensive care physicians were to work with organ procurement organization (OPO) coordinators to monitor and manage donor bodies after brain death has occurred, according to an analysis ...View full resource at physorg.com

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