An evaluation of brainstem death documentation: The importance of full documentation

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 584-588

  Kafrawy, Ula ^a   Stewart, David ^b  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Brainstem; Brainstem death; Documentation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN STEM; COMA; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD;

BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN STEM; CHILD; DOCUMENTATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 3042850869     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2004.01253.x     Document Type: Article

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