Deep Dive: Brain Death-The Revised 2023 BD/DNC Guidelines -- Rationale and Highlights

The Revised 2023 BD/DNC Guidelines -- Rationale and Highlights

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The speaker discussed the rationale, key points, and future directions of the revised 2023 brain death guidelines during a panel discussion. The guidelines aim to update previous guidelines for both adult and pediatric brain death determinations, aiming for a unified approach. The guidelines emphasize the importance of a rigorous and standardized determination process due to variability in hospital protocols. Terminology adjustments were made, including using "brain death or death by neurologic criteria" instead of just "brain death." Specific recommendations were outlined, such as prerequisites, examinations, apnea testing, and ancillary testing. The guidelines address considerations for patients on ECMO and how to handle disagreements with families regarding brain death determination. Future directions may include further standardizing qualifications for examiners, establishing observation periods, potential advancements in ancillary testing, harmonizing guidelines with laws and policies, and developing a registry for brain death determinations.

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Maya Babu

Keywords

brain death guidelines

revised 2023

adult brain death determination

pediatric brain death determination

standardized determination process

terminology adjustments

ancillary testing

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