Variability in criteria for death determination in the intensive care unit.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Variability in practice exists in death determination by circulatory criteria in the context of organ donation. We sought to describe the practices of intensive care health care professionals for death determination by circulatory criteria with and without organ donation.

Methods

This study is a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. We included patients with death determination by circulatory criteria in intensive care units at 16 hospitals in Canada, three in the Czech Republic, and one in the Netherlands. Results were recorded using a checklist for the determination of death questionnaire.

Results

A total of 583 patients had their death determination checklist reviewed for statistical analysis. The mean (standard deviation) age in years was

SUBMITTER: Shemie J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10202993 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature