Open AccessAn institutional study of awareness of brain-death declaration among resident doctors for cadaver organ donation
Author(s) -
Vaishali Mohod,
Bharati Kondwilkar,
Rohit Jadoun
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/ija.ija_430_17
Subject(s) - medicine , organ donation , declaration , family medicine , donation , declaration of helsinki , test (biology) , transplantation , informed consent , alternative medicine , surgery , pathology , paleontology , political science , law , economics , biology , economic growth
Brain death is defined as irreversible and complete cessation of all brain function including that of the brainstem. The aim of this study was to assess the level of knowledge and awareness about brain-death declaration among resident doctors.