Communicating bad news: ethical dilemmas before situations of encephalic death

DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.20123613440

Authors

  • Marcelo José dos Santos Pós-Doutorando do Departamento de Orientação Profissional da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil
  • Edvaldo Leal de Moraes Doutorando pela Escola de Enfermagem da USP. Enfermeiro Encarregado do SPOT-HCFMUSP
  • Maria Cristina Komatsu Braga Massarollo Professora Associada da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil

Keywords:

Brain Death. Communication. Ethics.

Abstract

Communicating the diagnosis of encephalic death is a difficult task and must precede the request for organ and tissue donation
for transplant. This situation may arouse ethical dilemmas permeated by religious, spiritual, cultural, economic and
/ or social factors. This paper aims to explain the reader about the historical and epidemiological aspects of encephalic death
and to present some ethical dilemmas faced by families of potential donors after the announcement of that bad news.

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Published

2012-01-01

How to Cite

dos Santos, M. J., Leal de Moraes, E. ., & Komatsu Braga Massarollo, M. C. . (2012). Communicating bad news: ethical dilemmas before situations of encephalic death: DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.20123613440. O Mundo Da Saúde, 36(1), 34–40. Retrieved from https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/510

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 1 (2012): JANUARY/MARCH 2012

Section

Articles