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Does the use of “brain death” criteria cause the death of the patient?

April 26, 2017brain death cause criteria death patient

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Does the use of “brain death” criteria cause the death of the patient?

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The use of brain death criteria does not cause the death of the patient, but only assesses whether that death has already occurred. This is analogous to the way that cessation of heartbeat and respiration have traditionally been used to make that assessment.