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1. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › articles › PMC5570697Definitions of death: brain death and what matters in a person

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   Our concepts and practices relating to death will inevitably be influenced by our values and social practices. Our definitions of what constitutes death affect not only what we consider to count as death, but also questions of grieving, medical treatment, estate planning, organ donation, and a myriad of other legal and ethical issues.

2. academic.oup.com › qjmed › articleHow do doctors define death? | QJM: An International Journal ...

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   Mar 16, 2017 · The first is biological in that death is defined by irreversible breakdown in the functioning of the human organism as a whole. The second refers to neurological death, namely, that the person has lost the capacity for consciousness secondary to irreversible brain (or brainstem) injury.

   • Author: Seamas C. Donnelly

   • Publish Year: 2017

3. www.nature.com › articles › nrneurolControversies in defining and determining death in critical care

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   Feb 19, 2013 · This Review examines what we mean by the term 'death', and discusses the brain criteria and circulatory–respiratory criteria that can be used to define death.

   • Author: James L. Bernat

   • Publish Year: 2013

4. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › articles › PMC8989773Public Understandings of the Definition and Determination of ...

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   Advances in medicine and technology that have made it possible to support, repair, or replace failing organs challenge commonly held notions of life and death. The objective of this review is to develop a comprehensive description of the current understandings of the public regarding the meaning/definition and determination of death. Methods.

   • 2013–2020: 41
   • Quantitative: 17

   • Europe: 17
   • Review: 11

5. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesHealthcare Professionals’ Understandings of the Definition ...

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   Mar 25, 2022 · Circulatory death refers to the permanent loss of circulatory function, which ultimately results in loss of circulation to the brain and BD. Because of advances in organ transplantation, the concept of permanent and irreversible loss of function came to the forefront of defining death.

   • DOI: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001309
   • Published: 2022/04

   • Publication: Transplant Direct. 2022 Apr; 8(4): e1309.

6. link.springer.com › referenceworkentry › 10Medical Definitions of Death - SpringerLink

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   Jan 1, 2021 · An individual who has sustained either (1) irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions, or (2) irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem is dead. A determination of death must be made in accordance with accepted medical standards.

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   What is circulatory death?

   • Circulatory death refers to the permanent loss of circulatory function, which ultimately results in loss of circulation to the brain and BD. Because of advances in organ transplantation, the concept of permanent and irreversible loss of function came to the forefront of defining death.

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   What is a unifying definition of death?

   • A single unifying definition for death is controversial. Currently there are two basic premises for death. The first is biological in that death is defined by irreversible breakdown in the functioning of the human organism as a whole.

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   What is the difference between brain death and circulatory death?

   • Brain death refers to the irreversible cessation of neurological function. Circulatory death refers to the permanent loss of circulatory function, which ultimately results in loss of circulation to the brain and BD.

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   What is a 'brain dead' patient?

   • Religious beliefs vary from the historic definition of brain death as the irreversible cessation of cardiovascular function to those more in line with the American Academy of Neurology’s position statement. In brief, such “brain dead” patients have no evidence of neurological functioning other than the ability to sustain the circulatory system.

   Medical Definitions of Death - SpringerLink

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   How is death determined?

   • A determination of death must be made in accordance with accepted medical standards. These standards call for two separate criteria: one assessing cardiopulmonary functions and another assessing brain function.

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   What is a brain-based determination of death?

   • The concept of a brain-based determination of death was proposed, which asserted that the irreversible loss of all clinical brain functions was sufficient grounds to declare death, irrespective of continued technological support of ventilation and circulation. 4

   Controversies in defining and determining death in critical care - Nature

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8. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › 24343185[What is death?--Definitions and diagnoses from 2500 years of ...

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   In the second half of the 20th century progress made in transplanting and intensive care generated a broadened medical definition of death that met strong opposition in the discussions on the autonomy of the patient and the worth of human life.