A quarter of a century ago, Beecher" questioned whether physicians had “as yet achieved
enough emotional and sociological maturity''to handle the whole question of brain death …

With the introduction of mechanical ventilation, patients suffering neurological catastrophes
who previously would have perished are now often systemically supported, thereby bringing …

Death is a process rather than an event. The point in this process when death can safely be
declared is a matter for society to decide, taking account of the natural concern that this …

Death is the great certainty of life—its inevitable end. In this issue of the journal, Gardiner
and colleagues 1 present a comprehensive review of the history and current status of the …

Conclusion For more than twenty years, so-called “brain death” in the United Kingdom has
been a misnomer. Now it is recognized that this condition should be called “brain stem …

The present medical diagnosis of brain death requires the presence of coma and the
absence of some brainstem reflexes. The brainstem reflexes involved are not, in themselves …

Background. A diagnosis of brainstem death in the UK is based on clinical assessment
rather than technical investigations, but is considered rigorous enough to be legally …

The implications of anaesthetising the brainstem dead: 1. Sign In Folder Preferences
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Any physician is able to confidently diagnose the death of a human being. Most of the time it
is cardiac standstill, and the event—using simple clinical criteria—is determined by no …

The diagnosis of brain-stem death requires clinical testing of brain-stem function, with clear
prior identification of the cause of apnoeic coma and exclusion of potentially reversible …