Autoresuscitation and clinical authority in death determination using circulatory criteria

Autoresuscitation and clinical authority in death determination using circulatory criteria

-The clinical process of determining death using circulatory criteria is unsettled.-Cardiac activity after determination of death is perceived as “autoresuscitation”.-Intensive care life support technologies help establish dying as normal or abnormal.-Dying trajectories are interpreted to maintain c...

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Veröffentlicht in:Social science & medicine (1982) 2022-05, Vol.301, p.114904-114904, Article 114904
Hauptverfasser: van Beinum, Amanda, Hornby, Laura, Scales, Nathan, Shemie, Sam D., Dhanani, Sonny
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Sprache:eng
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Autoresuscitation
Death
Determination of death
Healthcare professionals
Intensive care unit
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Zusammenfassung:-The clinical process of determining death using circulatory criteria is unsettled.-Cardiac activity after determination of death is perceived as “autoresuscitation”.-Intensive care life support technologies help establish dying as normal or abnormal.-Dying trajectories are interpreted to maintain confidence in the definition of death.
ISSN:0277-9536
1873-5347
DOI:10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114904