Title
Single-photon emission computed tomography imaging for brain death donor counseling.
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Author(s)
Palaniswamy, Vijayanand
Sadhasivam, Suganya
Selvakumaran, Cibi
Jayabal, Priyadharsan
Ananth, S R
Abstract
Organ donation awareness is very poor in India. We have a high demand for transplant organs with poor supply. Apnea test is the confirmatory test for brain death in our country. The Transplantation of Human Organs Act does not support any ancillary testing for the confirmation of brain death in our country. Radionuclide scan is used widely in western countries as a confirmatory test. We in our institution used this as a tool for family counseling with successful conversion rate.
Publication information
Indian J Crit Care Med . 2016 Aug;20(8):477-9. doi: 10.4103/0972-5229.188200.
Date Issued
2016-08-01
Type
Journal Article
Journal Title
Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
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