The Hindu
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Fear of litigation stifles brainstem death certification in Kerala, finds study
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A study in Kerala finds that fear of litigation discourages hospitals from certifying brainstem death (BSD), and suggests institutional policies focusing on resource efficiency rather than organ donation could improve certification rates and reduce family distress.
Fear of litigation stifles brainstem death certification in Kerala, finds study
Unless hospitals incorporate BSD certification in ICUs as an institutional policy—not for enabling organ donation, but to prevent unnecessary waste of valuable ICU resources, inflated hospital bills and needless trauma for families—deceased organ donation rates are unlikely to go up
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