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Resuscitation
One-Hour Concurrent Session

Saving Lives: Critical Care of the Potential Organ Donor

Monday, January 22, 2024
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM MT
Location: North-132
CE: 1.0

    Concurrent Session Moderator(s)

  • WM

    William Miles, MD, FCCM (he/him/his)

    Director of Surgical Critical Care Outreach, Co-Director NeuroSurgical ICU
    Carolinas Medical Center
    Matthews, North Carolina

As intensive care professionals become increasingly involved in donor management, it is imperative to apply the same rigor to the care of organ donors that is applied to the care of living patients. Standardized practices and guidelines regarding early identification, details of death declaration, ethical considerations, and complete critical care of potential organ donors are essential. This session covers all aspects of identifying, declaring, and managing the potential organ donor in the ICU.

Learning Objectives:

  • Recognize the sequence of evolving neurologic injury and terminal events to allow for early intervention and organ preservation
  • Describe protocol interventions to preserve cardiovascular, pulmonary, and endocrine stability in the potential organ donor
  • Discuss the unique processes and ethical considerations for declaration of death in the pediatric and adult patient regardless of causation

Presentations:

  • Straightening the Slippery Slope: Ethical Considerations in Identifying the Potential Organ Donor
  • Making a Difference: Navigating the Controversies of Brain Death Declaration for Organ Donation
  • Complete Care: Protocol-Driven Management of the Potential Organ Donor