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01-09-2018 | Original Research

Medicolegal Complications of Apnoea Testing for Determination of Brain Death

Authors: Ariane Lewis, David Greer

Published in: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry | Issue 3/2018

Abstract

Recently, there have been a number of lawsuits in the United States in which families objected to performance of apnoea testing for determination of brain death. The courts reached conflicting determinations in these cases. We discuss the medicolegal complications associated with apnoea testing that are highlighted by these cases and our position that the decision to perform apnoea testing should be made by clinicians, not families, judges, or juries.

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Title: Medicolegal Complications of Apnoea Testing for Determination of Brain Death
Authors: Ariane Lewis
David Greer
Publication date: 01-09-2018
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Published in: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry / Issue 3/2018
Print ISSN: 1176-7529
Electronic ISSN: 1872-4353
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-018-9863-8

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