A family's request for complementary medicine after patient brain death

Arthur Isak Applbaum; Jon C. Tilburt; Michael T. Collins; David Wendler

doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2188

A family's request for complementary medicine after patient brain death

Arthur Isak Applbaum, Jon C. Tilburt, Michael T. Collins, David Wendler

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Abstract

A 19-year-old woman living with relatives in the United States who was admitted for elective cranial surgery for complications related to a congenital disorder developed an acute intracranial hemorrhage 10 days after surgery. The patient was declared dead following repeat negative apnea tests. The patient's father requested that the treating team administer an unverified traditional medicinal substance to the patient. Because of the unusual nature of this request, the treating team called an ethics consultation. The present article reviews this case and discusses other cases that share key features to determine whether and when it is appropriate to accommodate requests for interventions on patients who have been declared dead.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2188-2193
Number of pages	6
Journal	JAMA
Volume	299
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.299.18.2188
State	Published - May 14 2008

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