Pediatric and Adult Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria Consensus Guideline: Report of the AAN Guidelines Subcommittee, AAP, CNS, and SCCM.
David M GreerMatthew P KirschenAriane LewisGary S GronsethAlexander Rae-GrantStephen AshwalMaya A BabuDavid F BauerLori BillinghurstAmanda CoreySonia PartapMichael A RubinLori ShutterCourtney TakahashiRobert Charles TaskerPanayiotis Nicolaou VarelasEelco F M WijdicksAmy BennettScott R WesselsJohn J HalperinPublished in: Neurology (2023)
Eighty-five recommendations were developed on the following: (1) general principles for the BD/DNC evaluation, (2) qualifications to perform BD/DNC evaluations, (3) prerequisites for BD/DNC determination, (4) components of the BD/DNC neurologic examination, (5) apnea testing as part of the BD/DNC evaluation, (6) ancillary testing as part of the BD/DNC evaluation, and (7) special considerations for BD/DNC determination.