Epidemiology of Brain Death in Pediatric Intensive Care Units in the United States | Zendy

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Epidemiology of Brain Death in Pediatric Intensive Care Units in the United States

Author(s) -

Matthew P. Kirschen,

Conall Francoeur,

Marie Murphy,

Danielle Traynor,

Bingqing Zhang,

Janell L. Mensinger,

Rebecca Ichord,

Alexis A. Topjian,

Robert A. Berg,

Akira Nishisaki,

Wynne Morrison

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

jama pediatrics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004

H-Index - 183

eISSN - 2168-6211

pISSN - 2168-6203

DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.0249

Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , organ donation , intensive care , pediatrics , epidemiology , brain dead , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , transplantation

Guidelines for declaration of brain death in children were revised in 2011 by the Society of Critical Care Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, and Child Neurology Society. Despite widespread medical, legal, and ethical acceptance, ongoing controversies exist with regard to the concept of brain death and the procedures for its determination.

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