Procedures of brain death diagnosis and organ explantation in a tertiary medical centre – a retrospective eight-year cohort study

AIMS OF THE STUDY: To assess the frequency and variables associated with the need for ancillary tests to confirm suspected brain death in adult patients, and to assess the time from brain death to organ explantation in donors. We further sought to identify modifiable factors influencing the time be...

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Main Authors: Pascale Grzonka, Sira M. Baumann, Kai Tisljar, Sabina Hunziker, Stephan Marsch, Raoul Sutter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2023-01-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Online Access:https://smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/3287