Management and Evaluation Prior to Transplantation of Deceased Donor.
10.4285/jkstn.2014.28.2.51
- Author:
Jong Hwan JUNG
1
;
Sung Kwang PARK
;
Sik LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea. kidney@jbnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Organ transplantation;
Organ preservation
- MeSH:
Brain;
Critical Care;
Glomerular Filtration Rate;
Humans;
Intensive Care Units;
Kidney;
Kidney Failure, Chronic;
Kidney Transplantation;
Korea;
Organ Preservation;
Organ Transplantation;
Spouses;
Tissue Donors*;
Transplants
- From:The Journal of the Korean Society for Transplantation
2014;28(2):51-58
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The number of people awaiting organ transplantation continues to exceed the number of organs available for transplantation, especially at a time when kidney transplantation is recognized as the best treatment option for end stage renal disease. There may be many reasons for this disparity of organ supply and demand, including the lack of consent, absence of an experienced coordinator team to help in closing the widening gap between organ supply and demand, and an unstandardized critical care management of potential organ donors. According to the report of the Korean Organ Transplant Registry in March 2014, due to a serious organ shortage in Korea, kidneys of deceased donors with low initial estimated glomerular filtration rate of <45 mL/min/1.73 m2 (21.2%) and expanded criteria donors (18.3%) are frequently used, and the number of wife donors and ABO-incompatible transplants for blood type O recipients is increasing. Because the number of donor organs compared with the demand is very restricted, proper management of deceased donors in the intensive care unit has been recognized as a critical determinant for a successful transplantation. Therefore, for successful transplantation of harvested organs, many medical doctors who play an integral role in the transplantation process should understand the pathophysiology of brain death-related systemic changes and well-designed management guidelines should be used prior to transplantation of deceased donors. This article reports on brain death-related systemic changes and proper management for preservation of function of donor organs.
