Clinical Determination of Brain Death

Updates in the determination of brain death.

The concept of brain death must be accurately determined and defined, especially in the light of the latest legislation on brain blood flow measurements.

Donation after brain circulation determination of death

BACKGROUND The fundamental determinant of death in donation after circulatory determination of death is the cessation of brain circulation and function. We therefore propose the term donation after brain circulation determination of death [DBCDD]. RESULTS In DBCDD, death is determined when the cessation of circulatory function is permanent but before it is irreversible, consistent with medica...

[Definition and determination of brain death].

Circulatory Arrest, Brain Arrest and Death Determination

Technological advances, particularly in the capacity to support, replace or transplant failing organs, continue to challenge and refine our understanding of human death. Given the ability to reanimate organs before and after death, both inside and outside of the body, through reinstitution of oxygenated circulation, concepts related to death of organs (e.g. cardiac death) are no longer valid. T...

Simulation-based training in brain death determination.

BACKGROUND Despite straightforward guidelines on brain death determination by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), substantial practice variability exists internationally, between states, and among institutions. We created a simulation-based training course on proper determination based on the AAN practice parameters to address and assess knowledge and practice gaps at our institution. ME...