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Redefining Death: Urgent Need to Evolve toward a Homogeneous Definition of Death in India
1Department of Intensive Care Unit, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Center, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Abstract:
The interdependent circulatory-respiratory criteria and brainstem criteria are used to define death. Continuing life-support in brainstem dead patients is a legal conundrum for the health-care professionals and an ethical worry for the society at large. There is an urgent need to revisit this subject to evolve a more uniform definition of death irrespective of the circumstances. A compelling take-home message from this discussion is to spread awareness about brainstem death amongst healthcare professionals.
How To Cite This Article:
Vadi S, Shroff S. Redefining Death: Urgent Need to Evolve Toward a Homogeneous Definition of Death in India. Indian J Crit Care Med 2019;23(8):368-370.
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