The clinical response to brain death: A policy proposal

JONA's Healthcare Law, Ethics, and Regulation

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 53-59

  Burck, Russell ^a,b   Anderson Shaw, Lisa ^a,c   Sheldon, Mark ^d   Egan, Erin A ^e  

^a Ethics Consultation Service   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFLICT; FAMILY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEGAL ASPECT; LONG TERM CARE; MANAGEMENT; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; TIME; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

BRAIN DEATH; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; FAMILY; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; POLICY MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 33746614820     PISSN: 15209229     EISSN: 1539073X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00128488-200604000-00008     Document Type: Article

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