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Brain Death or Coma Dépassé

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Care of the Critically Ill Patient

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The terms ‘brain death’ and ‘coma dépassé’ are unanimously considered to signify the patient’s death.

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  1. M. Goulon
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Intensive Therapy Unit, The Middlesex Hospital, W1N 8AA, London, England

    Jack Tinker BSc, FRCS, FRCP, DIC (Director) (Director)

  2. Hôpital Henri Mondor, F-94010, Creteil, France

    Maurice Rapin MD (Chef du Service de Réanimation Médicale) (Chef du Service de Réanimation Médicale)

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Goulon, M., Babinet, P., Simon, N. (1983). Brain Death or Coma Dépassé. In: Tinker, J., Rapin, M. (eds) Care of the Critically Ill Patient. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3498-5_45

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