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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Mar 2014
Case ReportsOrgan donation following brain stem death after ventricular assist device implantation.
- Prashant Nanasaheb Mohite, Aron Frederik Popov, Bartlomeij Zych, Dhruva Dhar, Massimo Capoccia, and Andre Ruediger Simon.
- Department of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Support, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, Harefield Hospital, London, UK.
- Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2014 Mar 1; 22 (3): 345-6.
AbstractThe availability of donor organs is the biggest limitation for lung transplantation, and a significant proportion of patients die on the waiting list. We describe a case of a 44-year-old lady who developed subarachnoid hemorrhage and cerebral edema on second postoperative day after left ventricular assist device implantation. She was declared brain stem dead 2 days later, and her organs were transplanted to suitable recipients on the waiting list for lung, liver and kidney transplantation.
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