Medical science needs to regulate the transplantation of organs, including the adoption of new guidelines concerning the diagnosis of brain death in patient less than five years old. In fact in the case of anencephalic infants the specific criteria are not the same as those used in subjects with normal development. The authors indicate the international medical point of view on what constitutes the diagnosis of brain death in anencephalic infants and discuss medicolegal and ethical aspects.
Diagnosis of brain death in anencephalic infants: medico-legal and ethical aspect / Cecchi, Rossana; DEL VECCHIO, S.. - In: MEDICINE AND LAW. - ISSN 0723-1393. - 14:(1995), pp. 3-8.
Diagnosis of brain death in anencephalic infants: medico-legal and ethical aspect
CECCHI, Rossana;
1995
Abstract
Medical science needs to regulate the transplantation of organs, including the adoption of new guidelines concerning the diagnosis of brain death in patient less than five years old. In fact in the case of anencephalic infants the specific criteria are not the same as those used in subjects with normal development. The authors indicate the international medical point of view on what constitutes the diagnosis of brain death in anencephalic infants and discuss medicolegal and ethical aspects.
Pubblicazioni consigliate
I metadati presenti in IRIS UNIMORE sono rilasciati con licenza Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal, mentre i file delle pubblicazioni sono rilasciati con licenza Attribuzione 4.0 Internazionale (CC BY 4.0), salvo diversa indicazione.
In caso di violazione di copyright, contattare Supporto Iris
