Bioethics on Air: Episode 120: Dead Enough is Good Enough: Update on Determining Brain Death and NRP
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Neurologist Christopher DeCock, MD, rejoins Joe Zalot to discuss the latest news on brain death. They discuss (a) the impact of the Uniform Law Commission placing on hold revision of the Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA), (b) the American Academy of Neurology’s (AAN) new and problematic guidelines for determining brain death, and (c) informed consent concerns arising with normothermic regional perfusion (NRP).
Resources:
1. Dr. Christopher DeCock info
2. Bioethics on Air #109 - Redefining Death by Revising the UDDA
3. Bioethics on Air #119 - Update on UDDA Revisions … and Concerns with Normothermic Regional Perfusion
4. Uniform Determination of Death Act
5. AAN 2023 DNC Practice Guidelines
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