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Alan Gaffney
Researcher at Beaumont Hospital
Publications - 3
Citations - 482
Alan Gaffney is an academic researcher from Beaumont Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Intensive care & Donation. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 215 citations.
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Characterization of the Inflammatory Response to Severe COVID-19 Illness.
Oliver J. McElvaney,Natalie L McEvoy,Oisín F. McElvaney,Tomás P. Carroll,Mark P Murphy,Danielle M Dunlea,Orna Ní Choileáin,Jennifer Clarke,Eoin O'Connor,Grace Hogan,Daniel Ryan,Imran Sulaiman,Cedric Gunaratnam,P. Branagan,Michael Emmet O'Brien,Ross K. Morgan,Richard W. Costello,Killian Hurley,Seán Walsh,Eoghan de Barra,Cora McNally,Samuel J. McConkey,Fiona Boland,Sinead Galvin,Fiona Kiernan,James O'Rourke,R. Dwyer,Michael Power,Pierce Geoghegan,Caroline Larkin,Ruth Aoibheann O’Leary,James Freeman,Alan Gaffney,Brian Marsh,Gerard F. Curley,Noel G. McElvaney +35 more
TL;DR: The COVID-19 cytokinemia is distinct from that of other types of pneumonia, leading to organ failure and ICU need, and Cytokine ratios may predict outcomes in this population.
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Management of donation after brain death (DBD) in the ICU: the potential donor is identified, what's next?
Ignacio Martin-Loeches,Alberto Sandiumenge,Julien Charpentier,John A. Kellum,Alan Gaffney,Francesco Procaccio,Glauco A Westphal +6 more
TL;DR: This manuscript aims to highlight the main steps of organ donation, taking into account the key role of the intensivist in the donation process with the interaction between ICU professionals and transplant coordinators, nurse protocol managers, and communication skills training.
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Intensive Care Society of Ireland - Guidelines for management of the potential organ donor (2018-2nd edition)
TL;DR: These guidelines are primarily aimed at supporting those Intensive Care Units (ICUs) where potential organ donors are managed infrequently, and suggest early involvement of an Organ Donor Nurse Manager (ODNM) or Clinical Lead in Organ Donation (CLOD).