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;
1995-01-01
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.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
