Brain death, also commonly referred to as death by neurologic criteria, has been considered
a legal definition of death for decades. Its determination involves many considerations and …

Importance There are inconsistencies in concept, criteria, practice, and documentation of
brain death/death by neurologic criteria (BD/DNC) both internationally and within countries …

Brain death has been accepted worldwide medically and legally as the biological state of
death of the organism. Nevertheless, the literature has described persistent problems with …

Abstract This 2023 Clinical Practice Guideline provides the biomedical definition of death
based on permanent cessation of brain function that applies to all persons, as well as …

Abstract Introduction and Methods This report summarizes the results of the first phase in the
development of international guidelines for death determination, focusing on the biology of …

This Clinical Report was retired October 2023. OBJECTIVE: To review and revise the 1987
pediatric brain death guidelines. METHODS: Relevant literature was reviewed …

These recommendations are the result of a national, multidisciplinary, year-long process to
discuss whether and how to proceed with organ donation after cardiocirculatory death …

Some patients who have been diagnosed as “dead by neurologic criteria” continue to exhibit
certain brain functions, most commonly, neuroendocrine functions. This preservation of …

Cardiac arrest (CA) is associated with a low rate of survival with favourable neurologic
recovery. The most common mechanism of death after successful resuscitation from CA is …

Although the Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA) has served as a model statute for
40 years, there is a growing recognition that the law must be updated. One issue being …