The Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA) states that an individual is dead when “all
functions of the entire brain” have ceased irreversibly. However, it has been questioned …

Some patients who have been diagnosed as “dead by neurologic criteria” continue to exhibit
certain brain functions, most commonly, neuroendocrine functions. In this chapter, we review …

In 1950s, the concept of brain death, which began to be discussed primarily in terms of
medicine and then in terms of religion, law, and ethics, became a central topic in all world …

New Organs Within Us is a richly detailed and conceptually innovative ethnographic
analysis of organ transplantation in Turkey. Drawing on the moving stories of kidney …

The success of solid organ transplantation in the treatment of end-stage organ failure has
fuelled a growing demand for transplantable organs worldwide that has far outstripped the …

Background: Brain death is a concept in which its criteria have been expressed as
documentations in Harvard Committee of Brain Death. The various perceptions of caregiver …

JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: O transplante de órgãos sólidos vem sendo considerado o
tratamento de eleição para várias doenças terminais que afetam rim, pâncreas, fígado …

Amaç: Hastanemiz yogun bakim ünitesinde son yedi yilda saptanan beyin ölümü olgularinin
retrospektif olarak incelenmesi amaçlanmistir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: 01.04. 2007-01.03. 2014 …

Background There is lack of consensus in the bioethics literature regarding the use of
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for organ-preserving purposes. In this study, we …

Summary “Organ preserving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (OP‐CPR)” is defined as the use
of CPR in cases of cardiac arrest to preserve organs for transplantation, rather than to revive …