Experiences of families when a relative is diagnosed brain stem dead: Understanding of death, observation of brain stem death testing and attitudes to organ donation

Anaesthesia

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1002-1008

  Ormrod, J A ^a   Ryder, T ^b   Chadwick, R J ^b   Bonner, Stephen M ^b  

^a The Royal College of Psychiatrists   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN STEM; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; GRIEF; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PUBLICATION; RATING SCALE; RELATIVE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN DEATH; DECISION MAKING; ENGLAND; FAMILY; GRIEF; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 25844498454     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2005.04297.x     Document Type: Article

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