Abstract
Abstract
We illustrate a unique case of neonatal organ donation in a full-term newborn with severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) and multi-organ dysfunction that underwent therapeutic hypothermia. Prolonged hypothermia permitted adequate time for recovery of certain end-organs before such time that death by neurologic criteria was declared. Parental values aligned with the opportunity for organ donation.
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Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Washington, DC: United States Department of Health and Human Services; [cited 2014 March 24]; Available from: http://www.optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/
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