Brain death involves the complete and irreversible destruction of brain activity characterized by profound coma, apnea and the absence of all brainstem reflexes. The issue of organ transplantation is a very important issue in the field of jurisprudence and law in addition to being one of the issues to be considered and analyzed in the medical world, especially in jurisprudence and the issue has...

Introduction: Brain death and organ donation are important issues. Problems involving logistics, ethical issues, personal resistance, and legal difficulties will probably always limit the number of available donors.The aim of this article to review brain death and organ donation and various factors related to success of this in IRAN. Method: A systemic review was performed. We searched the p...

Background and aimsSecondary brain damage due to head trauma is one of the causes of death especially in young victims. Prolonged disability and death happen in most severe head trauma cases. Use of hypnotic drugs such as benzodiazeapine, barbiturates and propofol plus opioids cause sedation for respiratory support by mechanical ventilation. This study investigated the efficacy of thiopental in...