Neuroanesthesia & neurocritical care
Death determination by neurologic criteria—what do families understand?
An erratum to this article was published (Can J Anaesth, Jul 2023 ↗)
Authors' conclusion
Family members' understanding of brain death and death determination represented a journey that they reported in sequential meeting with health care providers, most notably physicians.
Study context
- Population
- Family members asked to make an organ donation decision for adult or pediatric patients with death determination by neurologic criteria (DNC) in Canadian intensive care units (ICUs)
- Participants
- 179 family members
- Outcome
- Family members' understanding of brain death and the process of determining death in the context of organ donation
Methodological detailssemistructured, in-depth interviews
- Semistructured, in-depth interviews
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Main themes
- Six main themes: state of mind; communication; DNC may be counterintuitive; preparation for the DNC clinical assessment; DNC clinical assessment; time of death
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Original publication
Death determination by neurologic criteria—what do families understand? Can J Anaesth. Published 2 May 2023. doi:10.
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