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Pro/con ethics debate: Should mechanical ventilation be continued to allow for progression to brain death so that organs can be donated?

Organ transplants continue to redefine medical frontiers. Unfortunately, current demand for organs far surpasses availability, waiting lists are long and many people die before the organ they desperately need becomes…

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Updated Oct 29, 2026

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Confounding factors in diagnosing brain death: a case report

Background Brain death is strictly defined medically and legally. This diagnosis depends on three cardinal neurological features: coma, absent brainstem reflexes, and apnea. The diagnosis can only be made, however, in…

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Updated Oct 29, 2026