TY - JOUR
T1 - Nutrition Therapy in the Organ Donor
T2 - Theoretical Benefits and Barriers to Implementation
AU - Carrott, Philip
AU - Cherry-Bukowiec, Jill R.
AU - Jones, Christopher M.
AU - Miller, Keith R.
AU - Kiraly, Laszlo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2016/9/1
Y1 - 2016/9/1
N2 - While standardized organ donor management has maximized the number of organs successfully transplanted in the past 10 years, organ donor management prior to the procurement operation does not typically include nutrition therapy. The value of providing nutrition therapy in critically ill patients relates to reductions seen in infection and multiple organ failure, especially with early enteral feeding. Preventing infection and maintaining organ function prior to organ transplantation are key strategies in the management of the donor population. This paper discusses the rationale for providing nutrition therapy to critically ill brain-dead organ donors, highlighting potential benefits, issues with implementation, the importance of timing, and the potential risks which may be involved. While little experience exists in the literature, the potential benefits which might be incurred warrant consideration for initiating nutrition therapy in this patient population.
AB - While standardized organ donor management has maximized the number of organs successfully transplanted in the past 10 years, organ donor management prior to the procurement operation does not typically include nutrition therapy. The value of providing nutrition therapy in critically ill patients relates to reductions seen in infection and multiple organ failure, especially with early enteral feeding. Preventing infection and maintaining organ function prior to organ transplantation are key strategies in the management of the donor population. This paper discusses the rationale for providing nutrition therapy to critically ill brain-dead organ donors, highlighting potential benefits, issues with implementation, the importance of timing, and the potential risks which may be involved. While little experience exists in the literature, the potential benefits which might be incurred warrant consideration for initiating nutrition therapy in this patient population.
KW - Nutrition
KW - Organ donation
KW - Transplant outcomes
KW - Transplantation
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U2 - 10.1007/s13668-016-0170-x
DO - 10.1007/s13668-016-0170-x
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85054925854
SN - 2161-3311
VL - 5
SP - 199
EP - 203
JO - Current Nutrition Reports
JF - Current Nutrition Reports
IS - 3
ER -