Ethical issues in critical care and cardiac arrest: Clinical research, brain death, and organ donation

Seminars in Neurology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 452-459

  Donatelli, Luke A ^a   Geocadin, Romergryko G ^a   Williams, Michael A ^a,b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain death; Cardiac arrest; Clinical research; Informed consent; Organ donation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; HEART ARREST; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BRAIN DEATH; CAREGIVERS; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; INFORMED CONSENT; RESUSCITATION; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 33747625655     PISSN: 02718235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-948326     Document Type: Review

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