Brain Death is a new, ambitious, and thoroughly researched work that combinesthe theory and practice of brain death determination, history, and the development of clinical criteria of what brain death is. INDICE: CHAPTER 1 HISTORY OF BRAIN DEATH; CHAPTER 2 NEUROLOGY OF BRAIN DEATH; CHAPTER 3 BELIEFS ABOUT BRAIN DEATH; CHAPTER 4 CRITICS AND BRAIN DEATH; CHAPTER 5 PROCUREMENT AFTER BRAIN DEATH; CHAPTER 6 CLINICAL PROBLEMS IN BRAIN DEATH; 1. The qualification of the examiner.; 2. Clinical mimics.; 3. Acid-base disturbances.; 4. Electrolyte abnormalities.; 5. Acute intoxications.; 6. Reliability of ancillary tests.; 7. Ancillary tests and confounders.; 8. Primary brainstem lesion.; 9. Uncertainty with interpreting spinal reflexes.; 10. Ventilator autocycling.; 11. Chronic CO2 retention and apnea test.; 12. Aborting the apnea test.; 13. Breathing during the apnea test.; 14. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.; 15. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).; 16. Anencephaly.; 17. Shaken baby syndrome.; 18. Maternal brain death.; 19. Legal concerns.; 20.Family opposition.; 21. Sperm and oocyte retrieval.; 22. Organ donation and the hemodynamically unstable donor.; 23. Organ donation in prisoners.; 24. Organ donation, consent and costs.; 25. Organ donation and directing the gift.
- ISBN: 978-0-19-979336-5
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 280
- Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés