Management of potential organ donor: Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine: Position statement

Abstract

Brain stem death is usually followed by an expected pattern of complex multiple organ failure, hence an appropriate support to the donor before and after brain death can increase the number and quality of donor organs. The medical management of organ donor can be broadly divided into cardiovascular management, hormonal or management of metabolic derangement, management of temperature, respiration, hematological parameter, and nutritional support. Early identification of organs for donation helps to optimize the medical strategies. The guidance provided in this statement does not substitute proper clinical decision?making in particular case, but will help intensivists for the management of brain death for organ and tissue donation. Table 10 shows the checklist for the management of potential organ donors.