Pediatric Intensivists Reply to "Can a Parent Refuse the Brain Death Examination?"

Affiliations

¹ Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital nicholas.ettinger@bcm.edu.
² Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital; BCM Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy.
³ Associate Professor, Pediatric Critical Care, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital; BCM Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy.

Comment

Nicholas A Ettinger et al. Pediatrics. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;146(3):e2020008144B.

doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-008144B.

¹ Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital nicholas.ettinger@bcm.edu.
² Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital; BCM Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy.
³ Associate Professor, Pediatric Critical Care, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital; BCM Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy.

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Conflict of interest statement

CONFLICT OF INTEREST: The authors have indicated they have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

Author Response.
Lee BM, Wightman A, Clark JD. Lee BM, et al. Pediatrics. 2020 Sep;146(3):e2020008144C. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-008144C. Pediatrics. 2020. PMID: 32868469 No abstract available.

COUNTERPOINT: Should Informed Consent Be Required for Apnea Testing in Patients With Suspected Brain Death? Yes.
Truog RD, Tasker RC. Truog RD, et al. Chest. 2017 Oct;152(4):702-704. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.05.032. Epub 2017 Jun 15. Chest. 2017. PMID: 28625580 No abstract available.
Rebuttal From Drs Lewis and Greer.
Lewis A, Greer D. Lewis A, et al. Chest. 2017 Oct;152(4):704-705. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.05.034. Epub 2017 Jun 15. Chest. 2017. PMID: 28625582 No abstract available.
Can a Parent Refuse the Brain Death Examination?
Lee BM, Trowbridge A, McEvoy M, Wightman A, Kraft SA, Clark JD. Lee BM, et al. Pediatrics. 2020 Apr;145(4):e20192340. doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-2340. Pediatrics. 2020. PMID: 32220905