Abstract
Death can be pronounced on both circulatory and brain criteria. In both cases, irreversible loss of brain function is essential in understanding finale death, as irreversible loss of breathing - a brainstem function - is mandatory. Brain function ceases irreversibly as a consequence of lack of blood supply to the brain, caused by circulatory arrest or by raised intracranial pressure. Brain function is central in death, which must be reflected in a future death criterion, stated in WHO´s new death criterion based on irreversible loss of capacity for consciousness and loss of brainstem function.
Originalsprog | Dansk |
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Artikelnummer | V03180189 |
Tidsskrift | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
Vol/bind | 180 |
Udgave nummer | 26 |
Sider (fra-til) | 1147-1149 |
Antal sider | 3 |
ISSN | 0041-5782 |
Status | Udgivet - jun. 2018 |