2019
Go in Peace: Brain Death, Reasonable Accommodation and Jewish Mourning Rituals
Gabbay E, Fins J. Go in Peace: Brain Death, Reasonable Accommodation and Jewish Mourning Rituals. Journal Of Religion And Health 2019, 58: 1672-1686. PMID: 31280412, DOI: 10.1007/s10943-019-00874-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJewish traditionBrain deathDiscretion of individual institutionsLife-sustaining interventionsBrain death per seBrain death criteriaDiscussion of organ donationDetermination of deathReligious objectsWithdrawal of mechanical ventilationPhases of mourningOrthodox JewsRituals of mourningAccommodation lawsPsychological wisdomPhysical bodyUnilateral withdrawalMourning ritualsDetermination of brain deathDeath per seReasonable accommodationOrgan donationTraditionPsychological mechanismsMourning
2014
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Chemotherapy in an Orthodox Jewish Patient
Meltzer E, Ivascu N, Acres C, Stark M, Furman R, Fins J. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Chemotherapy in an Orthodox Jewish Patient. The Oncologist 2014, 19: 985-989. PMID: 25096998, PMCID: PMC4153457, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2014-0025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife-sustaining therapyVA-ECMOBridge to treatmentExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationOrthodox Jewish womenEthics consultationCardiopulmonary supportMembrane oxygenationVenoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenationClinical ethics consultationInitiation of VA-ECMOJewish womenTemporary cardiopulmonary supportAcademic medical centerReceipt of chemotherapyLonger-term therapyVA-ECMO useClinical staffReligious traditionsAbsence of recoveryReligious leadersCultural liaisonsReligious objectsCurable lymphomaChemotherapy induction
1995
Across the divide: Religious objections to brain death
Fins J. Across the divide: Religious objections to brain death. Journal Of Religion And Health 1995, 34: 33-40. PMID: 11652895, DOI: 10.1007/bf02248636.Peer-Reviewed Original Research