2009
DOI: 10.5205/reuol.149-181-1-rv.0303200909
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O tempo envolvido para a constatação da morte encefálica

Abstract: Objectives: to analyze the time involved for the confirmation of brain death (BD) and compare it with the variables of interest. Method:  a retrospective analysis of charts of 103 patients which had BD from January of 2006 to December of 2007, in the Organ Procurement Organization of Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo - Brazil. Results: the majority, 55,34% was feminine, the main cause of BD was the Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) with 49,51% of cases. The average age of donors was 41.55 years (±16,73), and the… Show more

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“…Similar results were found in brazilian studies [19,20] with predominance of white people, with percentages of 55.34% and 72.2%, respectively. In turn, brown skinned people were the majority (47%) in a study conducted in northeastern Brazil [17].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 77%
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“…Similar results were found in brazilian studies [19,20] with predominance of white people, with percentages of 55.34% and 72.2%, respectively. In turn, brown skinned people were the majority (47%) in a study conducted in northeastern Brazil [17].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 77%
“…Another study conducted in 2009, in Brazil, also found similar results; stroke was the main cause of BD, with 49.51% of cases, followed by TBI (36.89%) [19]. These findings corroborate the results of the present study in which CVA predominated as the main cause of BD, with 52% cases; of these, 41.71% were of the hemorrhagic type and 10.29% of the ischemic type, followed by TBI, with 33.71% cases.…”
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confidence: 63%
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“…A ocorrência do evento que acarreta a internação acontece de forma repentina; é frequente, num primeiro momento, a família desconhecer detalhes da causa da internação ou o motivo exato do agravamento do quadro clínico, levando a um choque (2)(3)(4)(5)(6) .…”
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“…Quando da suspeita da Morte Encefálica (ME), a equipe de saúde deve informar a família; logo realizam-se os exames comprobatórios. A ME é estabelecida pela perda definitiva e irreversível das funções encefálicas, tendo uma causa conhecida, comprovada e capaz de provocar o quadro clínico (2)(3)(4) .…”
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