Variability in pediatric brain death determination and documentation in southern California

Pediatrics

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 988-993

  Mathur, Mudit ^a   Petersen, Lucyndi ^b   Stadtler, Maria ^b   Rose, Colleen ^b   Ejike, J Chiaka ^a   Petersen, Floyd ^a   Tinsley, Cynthia ^a   Ashwal, Stephen ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OneLegacy   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain death; Guidelines; Organ donation; Pediatric intensive care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DEATH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NEWBORN; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN CIRCULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN DEATH; CALIFORNIA; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 44449141521     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-1871     Document Type: Article

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