The Last Breath: Historical Controversies Surrounding Determination of Cardiopulmonary Death.
Chest
; 161(2): 514-518, 2022 02.
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ABSTRACT
Cardiopulmonary determination of death is a mainstay of the practice of internal medicine and pulmonary physicians. Despite this, there is considerable variability in death examinations. This article tracks the evolution of the tripartite death examination, initially developed in the middle of the 19th century to protect against premature burial. Although the societal context for controversies about death determination has shifted to discussions about end-of-life care in ICUs and organ transplantation, the cardiopulmonary death examination has largely remained unchanged from its original formulation. The recognition of coma dépassé and brain death has further pushed the focus of the death examination onto the neurological system. Despite advancing diagnostics and legislative attempts to standardize the definition of death, cardiopulmonary death determination largely remains an ad hoc process.
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Morte Encefálica
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Morte
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Parada Cardíaca
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2022
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