Key Clinical Points Determination of Brain Death Brain death, or death as determined by
neurologic criteria, accounts for approximately 2% of adult and 5% of pediatric in-hospital …

Use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in cardiopulmonary resuscitation,
termed eCPR, offers the prospect of improving survival with good neurological function after …

The determination of a patient's death is of considerable medical and ethical significance.
Death is a biological concept with social implications. Acting with honesty, transparency …

The integrity of the Brain Death or Death by Neurologic Criteria (BD/DNC) evaluation is
crucial, as the presence of a single reflex or breath is the difference between being …

Neurofilaments are structural proteins found in the cytoplasm of neurons, particularly in
axons, providing structural support and stability to the axon. They consist of multiple …

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article describes the prerequisites for brain death/death by
neurologic criteria (BD/DNC), clinical evaluation for BD/DNC (including apnea testing), use …

Brain death (death by neurologic criteria) is declared in 2% of all in-hospital deaths in the
United States. Published neuropathology studies of individuals maintained on …

There are two sets of criteria for declaration of death. First, if there is neither cardiac output
nor respiratory effort, then cardiopulmonary criteria are used. Second, if both the cerebrum …

No one gets out of this life alive. Although about three million Americans die each year,
science and medicine still know remarkably little about the underlying processes, in …

A “universalist” policy on brain death holds that brain death is death, and neurologic criteria
for death determination are rightly applied to all, without exemptions or opt outs. This essay …