Nathaniel M Robbins
Biographic Data
| ID | 8305919 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nathaniel M Robbins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nathaniel M |
| FAMILY NAME | Robbins |
| SIGNATURE | ROBBINS N M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Dartmouth College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1884-8275 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
What Should We Do About the Mismatch Between Legal Criteria for Death and How Brain Death Is Diagnosed
Mismatch between whole-brain death criteria embedded in statutes and accepted tests physicians use to diagnose brain death have clinical and ethical implications that could undermine public trust in death pronouncements. We consider merits and drawbacks of 4 ways to address this problem
How Should Physicians Manage Organ Donation after the Circulatory Determination of Death in Patients with Extremely Poor Neurological Prognosis
Organ donation after the circulatory determination of death (DCDD) accounts for a growing percentage of deceased organ donations. Although hospital DCDD protocols stipulate donor death determination, some do not adhere to national guidelines that require mechanical, not electrical, asystole. Surrogate decisions to withdraw life-sustaining therapy should be separated from decisions to donate organs. Donor families should be given sufficient inform…
Should Dementia Be Accepted as a Disability to Help Restore Hope during Cognitive Decline
Dementia is a common condition that impacts the patient, the family, and society. Currently, a diagnosis of dementia evokes hopelessness in the afflicted, and society provides few resources or systematic support for caregivers or for demented patients. In this commentary, we discuss the origins of hopelessness in dementia, the World Health Organization's six-stage framework of dementia care, and barriers to "normalizing" the experience of dementi…
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Should Dementia Be Accepted as a Disability to Help Restore Hope during Cognitive Decline
Dementia is a common condition that impacts the patient, the family, and society. Currently, a diagnosis of dementia evokes hopelessness in the afflicted, and society provides few resources or systematic support for caregivers or for demented patients. In this commentary, we discuss the origins of hopelessness in dementia, the World Health Organization's six-stage framework of dementia care, and barriers to "normalizing" the experience of dementi…
How Should Physicians Manage Organ Donation after the Circulatory Determination of Death in Patients with Extremely Poor Neurological Prognosis
Organ donation after the circulatory determination of death (DCDD) accounts for a growing percentage of deceased organ donations. Although hospital DCDD protocols stipulate donor death determination, some do not adhere to national guidelines that require mechanical, not electrical, asystole. Surrogate decisions to withdraw life-sustaining therapy should be separated from decisions to donate organs. Donor families should be given sufficient inform…
What Should We Do About the Mismatch Between Legal Criteria for Death and How Brain Death Is Diagnosed
Mismatch between whole-brain death criteria embedded in statutes and accepted tests physicians use to diagnose brain death have clinical and ethical implications that could undermine public trust in death pronouncements. We consider merits and drawbacks of 4 ways to address this problem
Medicine (3 works) · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (3 works) · Disease (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Organ Donation and Transplantation (2 works) · Pathology (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Alternative medicine (1 works) · Anesthesia (1 works)