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Multiple strategies have been used in an effort to increase the pool of organs for transplantation. Standardizing donor management has produced promising results. Donor management goals (DMGs) are now being used as end points of intensive care unit care during the prerecovery phase but no prospective results have been reported. ⋯ Surprisingly, not all standard goals are necessary for optimal organ use. The most significant parameters were the low use of vasopressor agents and oxygenation. Donor management strategies should strive to optimize these goals.