Variability in hospital-based brain death guidelines in Canada

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 613-619

  Hornby, Karen ^a   Shemie, Sam D ^a   Teitelbaum, Jeanni ^b   Doig, Christopher ^c  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APNEA; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; CANADA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEGAL ASPECT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ORGAN DONOR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33746582296     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03021854     Document Type: Article

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