A brain death: concepts and confusions among medical experts, legal authorities and general public in Sri Lanka

Rohan, Ruwanpura P

doi:10.4038/gmj.v13i1.896

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“…However, the Sri Lankan law does not identify the persistent vegetative state as a specific entity and medical professionals treat the person as in a deeply comatose state. 30 In…”

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Tissue donation and transplantation program in Sri Lanka : a medico-legal point of view

Vadysinghe

Dassanayaka

Edussuriya

et al. 2018

Sri Lanka J Forensic Med, Sci & Law

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Tissue donation and organ transplantation plays a key role in the management of the critically ill patient. The harvesting of organs for transplantation is done according to the legal framework of the country and based on circulars, protocols and guidelines of health and legal authorities. Clear knowledge regarding medico-legal issues and ethical aspects are mandatory for an effective transplantation program.

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“…However, the Sri Lankan law does not identify the persistent vegetative state as a specific entity and medical professionals treat the person as in a deeply comatose state. 30 In…”

Section: Brain Deathmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tissue donation and transplantation program in Sri Lanka : a medico-legal point of view

Vadysinghe

Dassanayaka

Edussuriya

et al. 2018

Sri Lanka J Forensic Med, Sci & Law

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“…The Act does not stipulate what the exact criteria should be. 28 Currently, brain death is certified when repeated clinical examinations by two doctors 12 hours apart show absence of brainstem function. The PaCO 2 threshold for the apnea test is not specified.…”

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Brain Death: The Asian Perspective

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Asia is the largest and most populous continent in the world with people from many diverse ethnic groups, religions and government systems. The authors surveyed 14 countries accounting for the majority of Asia's population and found that, although the concept of brain death is widely accepted, there is wide variability in the criteria for certification. Although most Asian countries have adopted the "whole-brain" concept of brain death, most countries with past colonial links to the United Kingdom follow the UK "brainstem" concept of brain death. Despite this difference, most countries require only neurologic testing of irreversible coma and absent brainstem reflexes as criteria for certification of brain death. Variability exists in the number of personnel required, qualifications of certifying doctors, need for repeat examination, minimum time interval between examinations, and requirement for and choice of confirmatory tests.

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A brain death: concepts and confusions among medical experts, legal authorities and general public in Sri Lanka

Cited by 2 publications

References 15 publications

Tissue donation and transplantation program in Sri Lanka : a medico-legal point of view

Tissue donation and transplantation program in Sri Lanka : a medico-legal point of view

Brain Death: The Asian Perspective

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