Importance Guidelines for declaration of brain death in children were revised in 2011 by the
Society of Critical Care Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, and Child Neurology …

Objective.—To investigate variability in practices for determining brain death and organ
procurement results in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs). Design.—Prospective cohort …

OBJECTIVES. Because the concept of brain death is difficult to define and to apply, we
hypothesized that significant variability exists in pediatric brain death determination and …

Objective: Mortality rates from critical illness in children have declined over the past several
decades, now averaging between 2% and 5% in most pediatric intensive care units …

Objective To determine whether pediatric intensivists in Canada are aware of the
controversies regarding the concept of brain death (BD). Design Prospective survey. Setting …

Objectives: To determine any discordance between first and second brain death
examinations and investigate the quality of brain death determination in Canadian PICUs …

A survey was done to identify how pediatric intensivists determine brain death in children.
Forty-nine pediatric intensive-care units (PICUS) were surveyed. The questionnaire …

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

Clinical guidelines for the determination of brain death in children were first published in
1987. These guidelines were revised in 2011 under the auspices of the Society of Critical …

OBJECTIVE: To document the criteria used to declare brain death in a pediatric critical care
unit (PCCU). DESIGN: Retrospective chart review. SETTING: Regional PCCU in …