ArticleJournal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea)2020
Determination of Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria in Countries in Asia and the Pacific.
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- Clinically Relevant Blood Pressure Elevation During Apnea Testing for Brain Death Determination: Association With Circulating Catecholamines.Korean journal of neurotrauma · 2026Article
- Assessing the Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria Determination Process in Korea: Insights from 10-Year Noncompleted Donation Data.Neurocritical care · 2025Article
- New developments in guidelines for brain death/death by neurological criteria.Nature reviews. Neurology · 2024Review
- Brain Dead and Pregnant.Cureus · 2023Article
- Retrospective Analysis of Patients Diagnosed with Brain Death in Our Hospital in the Last 15 Years.Sisli Etfal Hastanesi tip bulteni · 2023Article
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Abstract
background and purposeWe sought to 1) identify countries in Asia and the Pacific that have protocols for the determination of brain death/death by neurologic criteria (BD/DNC) and 2) review the similarities and differences of these protocols in different countries.
methodsBetween January 2018 and April 2019, we attempted to communicate with contacts in the 57 countries in Asia and the Pacific to determine if they had official national BD/DNC protocols. We reviewed and compared the identified protocols.
resultsWe identified contacts for 40 (70%) of the 57 countries in Asia and the Pacific, and successfully communicated with 37 of them (93% of countries with contacts identified, 65% of countries in Asia and the Pacific). We found that 24 of the 37 countries had BD/DNC protocols. Two (13%) of the 16 protocols that provided a definition of death referred to brainstem death. Kazakhstan and Israel required only 1 examination to declare BD/DNC, while 10 (71%) of the other 14 protocols required 2 examinations separated by 6-48 hours. The prerequisites, clinical examination, apnea testing procedure, and indications for/selection of ancillary tests varied. Ancillary testing was required for all determinations of BD/DNC in five (21%) countries. Thirteen (54%) of the protocols included information about the time of death, while 12 (50%) of them provided instructions about discontinuation of organ support.
conclusionsThe protocols for conducting a BD/DNC determination vary markedly among countries in Asia and the Pacific. Since it is optimal to have internationally and intranationally consistent BD/DNC protocols, efforts should be made to harmonize protocols both within this region and worldwide.
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