Study on the Effect of Surgical Intestinal Manipulation

CD14/CD16 Activation in Brain-death Organ Donors and Effect of Surgical Intestinal Manipulation

The aim of this study is to study the impact of brain death and surgical small bowel manipulation on the release of different types of monocytes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients who are brain death
• patients who undergo an elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Exclusion Criteria:

• < 18 years of age