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. 2017 May;21(5):303-316.
doi: 10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_160_17.

Management of Potential Organ Donor: Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine: Position Statement

Rahul Anil Pandit  1 , Kapil G Zirpe  2 , Sushma Kirtikumar Gurav  3 , Atul P Kulkarni  4 , Sunil Karnath  5 , Deepak Govil  6 , Babu Abhram  7 , Yatin Mehta  8 , Abinav Gupta  9 , Ashit Hegde  10 , Vijaya Patil  11 , Pradip Bhatacharya  12 , Subhal Dixit  13 , Srinivas Samavedan  14 , Subhash Todi  15
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Management of Potential Organ Donor: Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine: Position Statement

Rahul Anil Pandit et al. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2017 May.
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Figures

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Figure 1
Components of definition of brain death
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Figure 2
(a) Sites for painful stimulus: supra-orbital region, finger nail bed (b) Tests carried for nerve examination, corneal reflex (afferent V efferent VII), pupils dilated (II and III), caloric test (efferent VIII and efferent VI), cough reflex (afferent IX and efferent X), (c) Apnea test, (d) Apnea test with the help of positive end-expiratory pressure valve
Figure 3
Figure 3
Troubleshooting in apnea testing
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Figure 4
Positive end-expiratory pressure valve
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Figure 5
Events in brain-dead patients
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Figure 6
Goals for maintenance of potential donor
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