Circulatory arrest in a brain-dead organ donor: Is the use of cardiac compression permissible?

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 389-392

  Cummings, Brian ^a   Noviski, Natan ^a   Moreland, Michael P ^b   Paris, John J ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain death; Cardiac arrest; Donor management; Ethics; Organ donor; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DOPAMINE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN STEM; BREATHING MECHANICS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEFIBRILLATION; HEART ARREST; HEART DEATH; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MYDRIASIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION;

ADOLESCENT; ASPHYXIA; BLOOD CIRCULATION; BRAIN DEATH; HEART MASSAGE; HUMANS; MALE; SUICIDE; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 74549183444     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885066609344955     Document Type: Article

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