Brain death (death by brain criteria) is defined as the irreversible cessation of cerebral and brainstem function. There is no respiratory drive, and thus there are no spontaneous breaths regardless of hypercarbia or hypoxemia. A large number of patients expire without gaining awareness. There has been a nomination of the new project by the Indian researchers who are carrying out the study of bringing Brain dead people to life.
This article entails the “Reanima project” idea and its goals. The concept of brain death, or the complete, irreversible cessation of brain function, including the capacity for brainstem, respiratory, and vegetative activities, was first described in 1959, pre-dating widespread organ donation; although the latter made its codification critically necessary. While most countries have a legal provision for brain death, institutional protocols for diagnosis are not…
