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. 2022 Nov;69(11):1437-1438.
doi: 10.1007/s12630-022-02325-x. Epub 2022 Sep 12.

In reply: Withholding therapeutic interventions in brain(stem) death: is it a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Uwe Walter  1   2 , Daniel Cantré  3 , Amelie Zitzmann  4
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In reply: Withholding therapeutic interventions in brain(stem) death: is it a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Uwe Walter et al. Can J Anaesth. 2022 Nov.
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Keywords: brain death; cerebral circulatory arrest; cessation of brain function; decompressive craniectomy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Uwe Walter is appointed Member of the Permanent Working Committee on the “Guideline for the determination of irreversible loss of brain function” of the Scientific Advisory Board of the German Medical Association (Bundesärztekammer). Daniel Cantré and Amelia Zitzmann do not report any commercial or noncommercial affiliations that are or may be perceived to be a conflict of interest with the work. Unrelated to this work, Uwe Walter has received speaker honorariums and travel funds from Bayer Vital, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo, Merz Pharma and Pfizer, and a research grant from Merz Pharma. He has received royalties from Thieme and Elsevier Press. He serves as Editor of the European Journal of Ultrasound. Daniel Cantré and Amelia Zitzmann do not report any conflicting interests.

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