The technique restarts circulation after an organ donor is declared dead. But first surgeons cut off blood flow to the brain. One surgeon called it “creepy.”
Tag: Life-Sustaining Support Systems, Withdrawal Of
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A Machine Kept Our Patient Alive, but She Couldn’t Stay on Forever, Right?
Even lifesaving treatments come to an end.
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The Space Between Brain Death and Organ Donation
An I.C.U. doctor offers a better understanding of brain death.
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Anne Heche ‘Is Not Expected to Survive’ After Crash, Representative Says
The actress, 53, has been in a coma since shortly after the car she was in crashed into a Los Angeles home last week, her publicist said in a statement.