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Sam Shemie | Moderation: Markus Guba
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Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Research Focus Transplantation Medicine - SD
Brain Death as a Prerequisite for Organ Donation
Determining brain death by neurological criteria plays a pivotal role in medical and organ donation practices. On the basis of certain scientific criteria, a procedure was developed that can assure the irreversible function failure of the brain and, hence, decide whether a patient is dead. This procedure eventually allows organs to be harvested without breaking the dead donor rule. A validated determination of the time of death is a prerequisite for the post-mortal tissue donation − the main source for organ transplantation in Germany. In this panel discussion, the latest questions with regard to brain death will be discussed within an in...
2013-06-24
1h 18
Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Research Focus Transplantation Medicine (LMU) - HD
Brain Death as a Prerequisite for Organ Donation
Determining brain death by neurological criteria plays a pivotal role in medical and organ donation practices. On the basis of certain scientific criteria, a procedure was developed that can assure the irreversible function failure of the brain and, hence, decide whether a patient is dead. This procedure eventually allows organs to be harvested without breaking the dead donor rule. A validated determination of the time of death is a prerequisite for the post-mortal tissue donation − the main source for organ transplantation in Germany. In this panel discussion, the latest questions with regard to brain death will be discussed within an in...
2013-06-24
00 min