Establishing brain death in South Carolina: a clinician's guide.
J S C Med Assoc
; 86(7): 385-8, 1990 Jul.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2204766
ABSTRACT
With recent technological and medical advances, basic cardiopulmonary function can now be prolonged in many patients. Concurrently, organ transplantations have become more common and interest in living wills has increased. As a result, the South Carolina physician is increasingly obligated to determine whether a patient receiving cardiopulmonary support is dead due to irreversible cessation of brain function (ICBF) (brain dead). Here we review the bedside clinical valuation of brain death (ICBF), the adjunctive use of the EEG and other tests, and the South Carolina laws pertaining to this complex decision.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Brain Death
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J S C Med Assoc
Year:
1990
Document type:
Article