Composition comprising nor-adrenaline and a net inhibitor for administering to a brain-dead, heart-beating potential organ donor

Abstract

A composition, an infusion solution, a method for treatment, and a kit for intravascular administration for treatment of a brain-dead, heart-beating, respirated, potential organ donor. The composition has noradrenaline and a NET inhibitor for noradrenaline. The NET inhibitor may be cocaine or an analogue thereof or a tricyclic antidepressant. The composition may in addition include adrenaline, hydrocortisone, thyroxin, insulin, triiodotyronine, dopamine, a vasopressor agent, such as desmopressin, and methylprednisolone. The ratio between the NET inhibitor and noradrenaline is about 1:1. The composition may be dissolved in pure water, Ringer's acetate solution or physiological sodium chloride solution. The composition is infused in such an amount as to maintain a mean arterial pressure of about 60 mmHg. The composition may be infused by a pump at a rate of about 1.7 ml/hour decreasing dose-dependent to about 0.4 ml/hour after 24 hours.

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