Discussion on legislation of brain death criteria in China from the perspective of organ donation / 器官移植

In recent years, organ donation has developed rapidly in China, whereas the brain death criteria have not been confirmed by relevant legislation. In this article, the current legislation situation of brain death criteria at home and abroad, and the current criteria for determination of death for organ donation after citizen's death in China were introduced. The necessity of legislation of brain death criteria in China was discussed from the perspective of organ donation, and suggestions on the form and content of brain death criteria legislation were proposed based on the actual national conditions, aiming to provide reference for the legislation of brain death criteria.

Guía práctica para el diagnóstico de muerte encefálica en urgencias del Hospital de San Ignacio (Bogotá, Colombia) / Diagnosis of Brain Death in the Emergency Room of San Ignacio Hospital from Bogota, Colombia: Practical Guideline

En la actualidad, los servicios de urgencias atienden pacientes con daño neurológicograve, especialmente por trauma craneoencefálico, en quienes durante la reanimacióninicial se logra la recuperación de la estabilidad hemodinámica, pero requieren intubacióntraqueal y soporte con ventilación mecánica, sin que con ello se logren recuperar lasfunciones cerebrales y de tallo, lo que lleva a la sospecha de muerte encefálica. No es útilque un paciente con alta probabilidad de certeza para este diagnóstico sea trasladado a unaunidad de cuidado intensivo, pero sí es necesario que los pacientes con este diagnóstico,potencialmente donantes de órganos, puedan ofrecer este último servicio altruista en suexistencia. Los médicos urgenciólogos deben hacer este diagnóstico cuando sea el casoy conocer el ámbito legal que lo rodea...

In currently, emergency services are faced with patients that have severe neurologicaldamage after traumatic brain injury, and especially in those that during the initial resuscitation is achieved hemodynamic stability,required intubation and mechanical ventilationsupport, and were unable to recovery functionalbrain, leading to the suspicion of brain death. Itis futile for those patients with a high probabilityof certainty of this diagnosis need to be hospitalizedto intensive care unit but, it is necessary forthose patients with a diagnosis of brain death,potential organ donor, can offer a last selflessservice in your existence. Emergency physiciansshould make this diagnosis when is appropriate,and know the legal field that surrounds it...