澳門行政特區首次公佈腦死亡標準

Macao's first standards and regulations about brain death will become effective in 180 days, the special administrative region's (SAR) health authorities said last Monday.

澳門特區衛生局上週一宣佈，澳門首部有關腦死亡判定的標準和規則將於180天后生效。

According to Health Bureau of Macao SAR, the Brain Death Standards and Regulations has been signed by the SAR chief executive, and will become effective in 180 days.

根據澳門特區衛生局表示，《證實腦死亡的標準及規則》已經被特別行政區首席執行官簽署通過，將於180天后正式生效。

Macao's life and science ethics committee had two meetings in July and October, 2015 respectively to discuss this issue, and then passed the final version of standards and regulations about brain death on Oct. 30, 2015.

據悉，澳門生命科學道德委員會分別在2015年7月和10月召開了兩次工作會議討論了這個問題，然後於2015年10月30日通過了腦死亡的最終版本的標準和法規。

Health Bureau said the standards will not only promote the organ transplantation practice, but also optimize the usage of medical resources. Specific test method for brain death and guide for organ transplantation will be issued later.

澳門特區衛生局表示，《證實腦死亡的標準及規則》的通過不但有助於推動器官移植事業的發展，還可優化社會醫療資源的使用。腦死亡的特定檢查方法和器官移植的施行細則將在日後公佈。

Brain death is the complete and irreversible loss of brain function, including involuntary activity to sustain life. It is used to determine death in many countries and regions, and is often taken as the basis for the surgical removal of organs for transplant.

腦死亡是指腦功能的完全和不可逆性的喪失，也包括用以維持生命的非自願的活動。許多國家和地區採用腦死亡作爲判定死亡的標準，腦死亡常被當作手術摘取用於移植的器官的根據。