29Oct/13

Brain death decline means fewer donors – Windsor Star

Brain Death Declaration

Windsor Star

Brain death decline means fewer donors
Windsor Star
The 10-year study of nearly 2,788 brain injured adults in southern Alberta found the proportion who progressed to brain death has fallen dramatically, from eight per cent at the start of the study in 2002 to four per cent in 2012, and a low of 2.2 per …
Fewer Brain Deaths Tempt Organ Ethics MeltdownNational Review Online (blog)
Fewer patients with brain injury being declared ‘brain dead’Science Daily (press release)
Patients with Brain Deaths have Reduced: StudyTopNews United States

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28Oct/13

Fewer 'brain dead' patients means less organ donors when need for transplants … – National Post

Brain Death Declaration

National Post

Fewer ‘brain dead’ patients means less organ donors when need for transplants …
National Post
The 10-year study of nearly 2,788 brain injured adults in southern Alberta found the proportion who progressed to brain death has fallen dramatically, from eight per cent at the start of the study, in 2002, to four per cent in 2012, and a low of 2.2 …
28Oct/13

Brain death decline may explain fall in organ donations – CBC.ca

Brain Death Declaration

CBC.ca

Brain death decline may explain fall in organ donations
CBC.ca
Knowing that hospital death rates have decreased over time for critically ill patients with brain injury, researchers in Alberta checked to see if the proportion of patients with brain death also decreased for a group of 2,788 ICU patients in southern …
Brain death on the decline in Canada: studyThe Globe and Mail
Brain death rates dropToronto Star
Fewer ‘brain dead’ patients means less organ donors when need for transplants …National Post
MedPage Today –Canada.com –Calgary Herald
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