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brain death Noun complete stoppage of breathing due to irreparable brain damage
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Until now, the transplant option has been available after the brain death of a patient. After the certification of brain death and consent for organ donation, nursing care of a HBD in ICU focuses on maintaining patient comfort, as well as ventilatory and haemodynamic stability to ensure optimum organ perfusion. Concluding the volume, Margaret Lock discusses biomedicine and morality with a moving essay on brain death, terminal care and organ transplants. |
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