Determination of Brain Death

The determination of brain death is typically made on the basis of clinical assessment (shown in a video) and requires demonstration of the permanent loss of all brain function, including brainstem function, in the absence of factors that may confound the assessment. If these factors cannot be elimi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 2021-12, Vol.385 (27), p.2554-2561
1. Verfasser:	Greer, David M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Blood pressure Brain - diagnostic imaging Brain - pathology Brain Death Brain Death - diagnosis Brain stem Catastrophes Cerebral blood flow Clinical Medicine Clinical Medicine General Coma Critical Care Death Heart Arrest - complications Humans Hypothermia Intracranial pressure Legislation, Medical Male Mechanical Ventilation Middle Aged Neurology Neurosurgery Neurosurgery General Oxygenation Pediatrics Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography Practice Guidelines as Topic Professional-Family Relations Pulmonary Tomography, X-Ray Computed Traumatic brain injury Ventilators Waiting period
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Zusammenfassung:	The determination of brain death is typically made on the basis of clinical assessment (shown in a video) and requires demonstration of the permanent loss of all brain function, including brainstem function, in the absence of factors that may confound the assessment. If these factors cannot be eliminated, or if the examination cannot be safely or fully performed, ancillary testing is conducted.
ISSN:	0028-4793 1533-4406
DOI:	10.1056/NEJMcp2025326