Brain Death

2. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-19-979336-5
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 506 g

Brain Death is a new, ambitious, and thoroughly researched work that draws heavily upon original research data but also is interspersed throughout with practical information for the practicing neurologist, neurointensivist, neurosurgeon, anesthesiologist, trauma surgeon and organ procurement organizations.
The core of the text combines the science and practice of brain death determination. The author describes in the first five chapters the complex neurological evaluation and all the pitfalls. The book also discusses cultural beliefs, religious views, bioethical problems and many of the issues associated with organ procurement.
Brain Death also includes a separate chapter that comprises 25 of the most commonly encountered problems in evaluating the brain dead patient and their corresponding answers, as well as a pocket card to assist with the documentation of brain death at the bedside.
Brain Death is a complete treatise on the subject.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wijdicks, Eelco F.M.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Chirurgie Neurochirurgie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete AINS Anästhesiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

CHAPTER 1 HISTORY OF BRAIN DEATH
CHAPTER 2 NEUROLOGY OF BRAIN DEATH
CHAPTER 3 BELIEFS ABOUT BRAIN DEATH
CHAPTER 4 CRITICS AND BRAIN DEATH
CHAPTER 5 PROCUREMENT AFTER BRAIN DEATH
CHAPTER 6 CLINICAL PROBLEMS IN BRAIN DEATH
1. The qualification of the examiner.
2. Clinical mimics.
3. Acid-base disturbances.
4. Electrolyte abnormalities.
5. Acute intoxications.
6. Reliability of ancillary tests.
7. Ancillary tests and confounders.
8. Primary brainstem lesion.
9. Uncertainty with interpreting spinal reflexes.
10. Ventilator autocycling.
11. Chronic CO2 retention and apnea test.
12. Aborting the apnea test.
13. Breathing during the apnea test.
14. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
15. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
16. Anencephaly.
17. Shaken baby syndrome.
18. Maternal brain death.
19. Legal concerns.
20. Family opposition.
21. Sperm and oocyte retrieval.
22. Organ donation and the hemodynamically unstable donor.
23. Organ donation in prisoners.
24. Organ donation, consent and costs.
25. Organ donation and directing the gift.

Über Autor(innen)

Eelco F. M. Wijdicks is Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Chair of the Division of Critical Care Neurology, and Consultant, Neurological Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.