التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Brain death determination: the imperative for policy and legal initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa. |
| المؤلفون: |
Waweru-Siika, Wangari, Clement, Meredith Edwards, Lukoko, Lilian, Nadel, Simon, Rosoff, Philip M., Naanyu, Violet, Kussin, Peter. S. |
| المصدر: |
Global Public Health; May2017, Vol. 12 Issue 5, p589-600, 12p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
BRAIN death, MEDICAL care use, MEDICAL protocols, COMMUNICATION barriers, DIAGNOSIS |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
KENYA |
| مستخلص: |
The concept of brain death (BD), defined as irreversible loss of function of the brain including the brainstem, is accepted in the medical literature and in legislative policy worldwide. However, in most of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) there are no legal guidelines regarding BD. Hypothetical scenarios based on our collective experience are presented which underscore the consequences of the absence of BD policies in resource-limited countries (RLCs). Barriers to the development of BD laws exist in an RLC such as Kenya. Cultural, ethnic, and religious diversity creates a complex perspective about death challenging the development of uniform guidelines for BD. The history of the medical legal process in the USA provides a potential way forward. Uniform guidelines for legislation at the state level included special consideration for ethnic or religious preferences in specific states. In SSA, medical and social consensus on the definition of BD is a prerequisite for the development BD legislation. Legislative policy will (1) limit prolonged and futile interventions; (2) mitigate the suffering of families; (3) standardise clinical practice; and (4) facilitate better allocation of scarce critical care resources in RLCs. There is a clear-cut need for these policies, and previous successful policies can serve to guide these efforts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |