Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 20 -- To promote cadaver organ donation and streamline the reporting of brain death in Intensive Care Units (ICUs), the Kerala State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (K-SOTTO) is organising a training workshop for doctors here today.
The initiative aims to equip doctors across the state to correctly identify and report brain death in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Kerala Government in 2020.
The workshop will also train participants on subsequent procedures, including seeking consent from patients' relatives for organ donation.
Key topics of discussion include diagnostic criteria and clinical features of brain death, apnea testing, and the legal responsibilities of doctors under the Transpla...