Spirituality in Brain Death

AbstractIntroductionComatose patients may have irrevocably lost all brain function and determination of brain death is standardized in hospital policies, and protocols have been developed. The clinical diagnosis of brain death implies that the person has died. Material and methods: Information collections regarding newspapers, television, screen writer, the internet and coma, and the portrayal of coma in motion pictures. Results: Different opinions of the Catholic Church, Orthodox Church, Judaism, Muslim, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism where general principles and analyzed and distinct voices that proclaim that most of these comatose states do not truly exist. Conclusions: Unfortunately, the legal cases are surrounded by misinformation and reluctance to understand the implications of these comatose states. The physician involved with the care of comatose patients should understand and respect different values but maintain optimal professionalism