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How would you approach organ harvesting in an ambulatory patient with ALS who wishes to transition to comfort measures and to be an organ donor?

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Nephrology · University of Michigan Health System

Data is very limited. If the patient is deemed safe to undergo general anesthesia, it would be reasonable for the patient to be a living donor, either as a direct donation or non-directed/altruistic. There is some theoretical risk of transmission of ALS (based on the potential that some ALS is due t...

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