Organ Donation Flashcards
DBD
Donation after brain death
DCD
Donation after cardiac death
Non-beating donor heart
Status post cardiac death
Death anticipated w/in 1-2hrs after life support withdrawn
What is the most commonly performed transplant?
Kidney
Followed by liver, heart, & lungs
Allograft/Homograft
Tissue for transplant derived from non-twin donor same species
Human → human
Autograft
Tissue for transplant derived from the recipient (self)
Orthotopic
Implanting an organ in the anatomic position after the native organ removed
Heterotopic
Implanting an organ leaving the native organ in place
Xenograft/Heterograft
Tissue grafted from one species to another
Porcine valves
Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Antigens
Cell surface glycoproteins that establish immunologic identify
Class I HLA
Human leukocyte antigen
Classic transplant antigens
Class II HLA
More difficult to match
Present on activated T cells
Reversible Cerebral Dysfunction
Hypothermia
Hypotension
Metabolic/endocrine instability
Drug overdose
Brain Death
Comatose - unresponsive to stimuli
Absence cerebral cortical function - non-responsive to painful stimulus & absence spontaneous movement
Loss brain stem function - no reflexes present
Supporting studies - EEG & cerebral flow
Brain Stem Function
No pupillary response to light (fixed & dilated)
Corneal reflex absent
Oculocephalic reflex absent
Oculovestibular reflex absent
No cough or gag reflex
Apnea test - absence spontaneous ventilation
Oculocephalic Reflex
Doll’s eye response
Eye fixed when head rotated indicates the brain stem not intact
Normal response = rotate head to L eyes more to the R