The brain-dead patient or a flower in the vase? the emergency department approach to the preservation of the organ donor

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 52-57

  Karcoğlu, Özgür ^a   Ayrk, Cüneyt ^a   Erbil, Bülent ^a  

^a Dokuz Eylül University Medical School   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain death; Emergency department; Keywords; Organ donation; Organ donor; Organ preservation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BRAIN DEATH; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DONOR; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGAN PRESERVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; STANDARD; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN DEATH; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RESUSCITATION; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 0037968415     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200303000-00014     Document Type: Review

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