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DECEASED DONOR PROCUREMENT
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This chapter details the technique for abdominal multiorgan procurement.
Usually several surgical teams are involved in the procedure.
Coordination among all of those involved is essential for a successful outcome.
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All figures in this chapter are reproduced with permission from Molmenti EP, de Santibañes M, de Santibañes E: Liver Transplantation: Operative Techniques and Medical Management. New York, NY: McGraw Hill; 2021.
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INCISION AND EXPOSURE (FIGURE 48-1)
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In the case of donors after cardiac death (DCD), once the donor has been pronounced dead, a laparotomy is immediately performed. Aortic and inferior mesenteric vein cannulas are rapidly placed (as outlined in this chapter), the body is perfused with preservation fluid, and the organs covered with ice.
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DISSECTION OF THE AORTA (FIGURES 48-2–48-4)
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DISSECTION OF THE INFERIOR MESENTERIC VEIN (FIGURES 48-5–48-7)
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