appropriate period of observation
appropriate period of observation
A term of art referring to the minimum time that must pass between performing the first examination to determine whether brain death has occurred in a decedent and performing the second corroborative examination.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
appropriate period of observation
End of life The minimum time which must pass between performing the 1st examination to determine whether brain death has occurred and a 2nd corroborative examination. See Attending physician, Brain death, Corroborating physician.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.