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Autoresuscitation and clinical authority in death determination using circulatory criteria

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  • van Beinum, Amanda
  • Hornby, Laura
  • Scales, Nathan
  • Shemie, Sam D.
  • Dhanani, Sonny

Abstract

-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.

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  • van Beinum, Amanda & Hornby, Laura & Scales, Nathan & Shemie, Sam D. & Dhanani, Sonny, 2022. "Autoresuscitation and clinical authority in death determination using circulatory criteria," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 301(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:301:y:2022:i:c:s0277953622002106
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114904
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