| Title |
Physician Power to Declare Death by Neurologic Criteria Threatened
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Neurocritical Care, January 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s12028-017-0375-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ariane Lewis, Thaddeus Mason Pope |
| Abstract |
Three recent lawsuits that address declaration of brain death (BD) garnered significant media attention and threaten to limit physician power to declare BD. We discuss these cases and their consequences including: the right to refuse an apnea test, accepted medical standards for declaration of BD, and the irreversibility of BD. These cases warrant discussion because they threaten to: limit physicians' power to determine death; incite families to seek injunctions to continue organ support after BD; and force hospitals to dispense valuable resources to dead patients in lieu of patients with reparable illnesses or injuries. Physicians, philosophers, religious officials, ethicists, and lawyers must work together to address these issues and educate both the public and medical community about BD. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 30% |
| Canada | 2 | 20% |
| Argentina | 2 | 20% |
| Italy | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 2 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 6 | 60% |
| Scientists | 2 | 20% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 10% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 10% |
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| United States | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 28 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Other | 5 | 17% |
| Researcher | 5 | 17% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 14% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 7% |
| Other | 3 | 10% |
| Unknown | 7 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 59% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | 7% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 1 | 3% |
| Decision Sciences | 1 | 3% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 7 | 24% |
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