期刊
JOURNAL OF CHILD HEALTH CARE
卷 12, 期 2, 页码 92-105出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/1367493508088546
关键词
bereavement; brain death; end-of-life care; organ donation; parental perception
资金
- Nicholas Baxter Memorial Fund
Brain death is a medical, legal and cultural category constructed to fill an important need created by evolving medical technologies and practices. However, managing life and death via organ transplants and brain death criteria is not without controversy; there remains much confusion and ambivalence in both lay and medical populations regarding both organ donation and the diagnostic category of brain death. By way of a case study of cranial trauma taken from a larger study of bereaved parents, this article discusses how, from a parent's perspective, brain death and organ donation are neither morally nor medically straightforward concepts. The case study presented in this article demonstrates the necessity for more research and clinical training in communication issues regarding brain death and end-of-life care with families in critical care situations.
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