Fewer patients with brain injury being declared 'brain dead'

Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 11:00 in Health & Medicine

Fewer patients with brain injury are being declared "brain dead," perhaps reflecting better injury prevention and improved care, according to a new study. However, the main source of organ donations for transplants is patients with neurologic death, so this finding may explain the declining rates of organ donation in some regions.

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