Open AccessAn automated electronic screening tool (DETECT) for the detection of potentially irreversible loss of brain function
Author(s) -
Anne Trabitzsch,
Konrad Pleul,
Kristian Barlinn,
Volkmar Franz,
Markus Dengl,
Monica Götze,
Andreas Güldner,
Maria Eberlein-Gonska,
D. M. Albrecht,
Christian Hugo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
deutsches ärzteblatt international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.436
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 1866-0452
DOI - 10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0307
Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , confidence interval , cohort study , absolute risk reduction , pediatrics , emergency medicine
A major reason for the low number of organ donors in Germany is a deficit in the recognition of patients who may have impending irreversible loss of brain function (ILBF) in hospitals capable of organ retrieval.