Death, organ transplantation and medical practice

Table 1 :

E1	Final apnea
E2	Final asystole
E3	Loss of potential for cardiac autoresuscitation
E4	Loss of potential for interventional resuscitation
E5	Onset of permanent loss of consciousness
E6	Loss of potential for recovery of consciousness
E7	Irreversible loss of all brain function

Adapted from DA Shewmon, The dead donor rule: lessons from linguistics. Kenn Inst Ethics J 14(2004): 277–300.

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