Is routine sternotomy necessary for organ recovery from deceased donors?
The transition time to cold ischemia can be shortened by harvesting organs without sternotomy in unstable donors, or under conditions in which intrathoracic organs are not recovered.
The orbit shows several possible arterial variations. Some of them have a profound influence on its hemodynamic at least in children. More studies are required to ascertain if the hemodynamic variability observed in children can be pinpointed also in adults.