Background and Objectives The purpose of this guideline is to update the 2010 American
Academy of Neurology (AAN) brain death/death by neurologic criteria (BD/DNC) guideline …

Accurate determination of death is a necessary responsibility of the medical profession.
Brain death, or death by neurological criteria (DNC), can be legally declared after the …

Purpose of review This article provides a brief overview of the history and complexities of
brain death determination. We examine a few legal cases that highlight some of the …

Purpose To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of an apnea test (AT) technique that
combines the application of positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) with subsequent …

OBJECTIVES: To describe the clinical characteristics and organ donation rate of patients
supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) at the time of death. DESIGN …

Objectives: To describe donors after brain death with ongoing extracorporeal membrane
oxygenation and to analyze the outcome of organs transplanted from these donors. Design …

EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE oxygenation (ECMO) is a form of extracorporeal life
support in which blood is drawn out from the patient via a central vein, passed through a …

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a form of extracorporeal life support
which can be utilized as a rescue modality in patients with treatment refractory cardiac or …

The declaration of brain death (BD), or death by neurological criteria (DNC), is medically
and legally accepted throughout much of the world. However, inconsistencies in national …

Introduction Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is used to resuscitate patients
with cardiovascular collapse or refractory respiratory failure. Determination of death by …