Dr. Gary Marklin

Mid-America Transplant. Chief Medical and Research Officer. Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician. Organ Donor Management Research.

[Dr. Gary Marklin @GaryMarklinMD]

The largest prospective randomized study of thyroid hormone in brain-dead donors will hopefully answer if T4 increases the number of hearts transplanted https://t.co/6GzOxtNahj

[JHLT @TheJHLT]

February ep of JHLT podcast available now! Download at https://t.co/LkB4YrWDs1 or on your favorite podcatcher.

Feb studies include:
▶️ Ventilation in prone position in #LungTx donors w/hypoxmeia + atelectasis
▶️ Survival after #HeartTx in patients on new #ECMO allocation system

[Dr. Gary Marklin @GaryMarklinMD]

Ventilation in the prone position improves oxygenation and results in more lungs being transplanted from organ donors with hypoxemia and atelectasis. #proneventilation #organdonor #lungtransplantation https://t.co/VRmyZYemKl