Prerequisites for the Diagnosis

Brain death is death according to neurological criteria and is defined as the complete and permanent loss of all functions of the brain, including those of the brain stem, expressed as an unresponsive coma with loss of brain stem reflexes. Making this diagnosis both prevents the intensive care beds...

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Main Authors: Süha Bozbay, Oktay Demirkıran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2023-10-01
Series:Türk Yoğun Bakim Derneği Dergisi
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Online Access: http://www.turkishjic.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/prerequisites-for-the-diagnosis/62632
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description Brain death is death according to neurological criteria and is defined as the complete and permanent loss of all functions of the brain, including those of the brain stem, expressed as an unresponsive coma with loss of brain stem reflexes. Making this diagnosis both prevents the intensive care beds from being occupied in vain and is important in terms of being a donor in organ transplantation. Although there are differences between countries in the diagnosis of brain death, the prerequisites for the diagnosis should be carefully evaluated.
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spelling doaj.art-e3d55fa8bd794dd8ba78f43b5cb139e22023-10-13T08:49:17ZengGalenos YayineviTürk Yoğun Bakim Derneği Dergisi2146-64162147-267X2023-10-0121Suppl 13810.4274/tybd.galenos.2023.3932713049054Prerequisites for the DiagnosisSüha Bozbay0Oktay Demirkıran1 Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, İstanbul Bağcılar Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Yoğun Bakım Kliniği, İstanbul, Türkiye İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi, Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Anabilim Dalı, Yoğun Bakım Bilim Dalı, İstanbul, Türkiye Brain death is death according to neurological criteria and is defined as the complete and permanent loss of all functions of the brain, including those of the brain stem, expressed as an unresponsive coma with loss of brain stem reflexes. Making this diagnosis both prevents the intensive care beds from being occupied in vain and is important in terms of being a donor in organ transplantation. Although there are differences between countries in the diagnosis of brain death, the prerequisites for the diagnosis should be carefully evaluated. http://www.turkishjic.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/prerequisites-for-the-diagnosis/62632 brain deathbrain stem deathdeath by neurologic criteriaprerequisites for brain death
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brain stem death
death by neurologic criteria
prerequisites for brain death
title Prerequisites for the Diagnosis
title_full Prerequisites for the Diagnosis
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title_short Prerequisites for the Diagnosis
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topic brain death
brain stem death
death by neurologic criteria
prerequisites for brain death
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