Open AccessPerioperative Management of the Multiorgan Donor
Author(s) -
Robertson Km,
Cook Dr
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/00000539-199005000-00014
Subject(s) - medicine , multiorgan failure , perioperative , intensive care medicine , surgery
Organ transplantation is a multidisciplinary specialty that has seen remarkable advances in the past two decades, in the tireless pursuit of providing life-saving therapy for patients suffering from end-stage organ failure. As the scientific basis and clinical practice of organ transplantation continues to evolve, it becomes increasingly apparent that "what was inconceivable yesterday, and barely achievable today, becomes routine tomorrow" (73).