Title

Determination Of Brain Death In Infants And Children

Authoring Organization

Publication Month/Year

September 1, 2011

Last Updated Month/Year

July 26, 2023

Document Type

Guideline

External Publication Status

Published

Country of Publication

US

Document Objectives

To review and revise the 1987 pediatric brain death guidelines.

Target Patient Population

Patients with absence of neurologic function with a known irreversible cause of coma

Inclusion Criteria

Female, Male, Child, Infant

Health Care Settings

Home health, Hospital

Intended Users

Nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant

Scope

Assessment and screening, Diagnosis

Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D010372 - Pediatrics, D016638 - Critical Illness, D001926 - Brain Death, D003128 - Coma, D020604 - Comamonas testosteroni

Keywords

coma, critical illness, brain death

Source Citation

Critical Care Medicine: September 2011 - Volume 39 - Issue 9 - p 2139-2155
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31821f0d4f