At the heart of organ donation. Case reports of organ donation after cardiac death in two patients with successfully repaired AAST grade V cardiac injuries

At the heart of organ donation. Case reports of organ donation after cardiac death in two patients with successfully repaired AAST grade V cardiac injuries

Abstract Background Trauma victims could be an important source of organs. This article presents two cases of successful organ donation and transplant, after Maastricht category III cardiac death in patients with successfully repaired AAST grade V traumatic cardiac injuries. Case presentation The fi...

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Main Authors: Paola Fugazzola, Luca Ansaloni, Marco Benni, Alessandro Circelli, Federico Coccolini, Emiliano Gamberini, Andrea Nanni, Emanuele Russo, Matteo Tomasoni, Vanni Agnoletti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Subjects:
Heart injury
Organ donation
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
Donation after circulatory death (DCD)
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-019-0279-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-019-0279-5

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