RT Book, Section A1 Anraku, Masaki A1 Keshavjee, Shaf A2 Hall, Jesse B. A2 Schmidt, Gregory A. A2 Kress, John P. SR Print(0) ID 1107712854 T1 Care of the Multiorgan Donor T2 Principles of Critical Care, 4e YR 2015 FD 2015 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071738811 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1107712854 RD 2024/03/28 AB Increasingly successful solid organ transplantation has increased the need for organ donors.Maximizing organ procurement and expanding donor acceptance criteria should decrease the organ shortage.Aggressive ongoing critical care of the multiorgan donor is essential to improve organ retrieval and posttransplant graft performance.Understanding the process of brain death is essential for directing donor treatment strategies to ensure preservation and function of donor organs.The goals of management of the multiorgan donor are to maximize organ function by maintaining organ perfusion and oxygenation, and to promptly recognize and treat potential complications such as hypotension, dysrhythmia, pulmonary edema, massive diuresis, coagulopathy, hypothermia, and sepsis.