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Published in: Critical Care 1/2016

Open Access 01-12-2016 | Letter

Response to a trial on reversal of Death by Neurologic Criteria

Authors: Ariane Lewis, Arthur Caplan

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2016

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In April 2016, plans were announced for a dubious study to examine whether the use of intrathecal bioactive peptides, stem cells, lasers, and median nerve stimulation can effectively reverse death by neurologic criteria (DNC) [1]. The possibility that DNC could be reversed was reported in hundreds of articles around the world [2]. …
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Metadata
Title
Response to a trial on reversal of Death by Neurologic Criteria
Authors
Ariane Lewis
Arthur Caplan
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2016
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-016-1561-5

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