Who should carry out brain stem death testing? Carried out by two medical practitioners holding full GMC registration for more than five years: One of whom should be a consultant Experienced in interpreting the results Independent of the transplant team (represents a...
Which physiological criteria would exclude a patient from brainstem death testing? Factor Temperature Disturbance Biochemistry Disturbance Sodium Potassium Magnesium Phosphate Glucose Endocrine Disturbance Respiratory and Haemodynamic Disturbance pH pCO2 pO2 MAP Lower...
What are the methods used to optimise the potential organ donor and the physiological values targeted? System Cardiovascular System Respiratory System Endocrine & Metabolic System Haematological System Methods for Optimisation Use invasive haemodynamic monitoring:...
