 Brain Death
"Brain Death" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A state of prolonged irreversible cessation of all brain activity, including lower brain stem function with the complete absence of voluntary movements, responses to stimuli, brain stem reflexes, and spontaneous respirations. Reversible conditions which mimic this clinical state (e.g., sedative overdose, hypothermia, etc.) are excluded prior to making the determination of brain death. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp348-9)
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D001926
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.151 C10.597.606.358.800.200.100 C23.550.260.159
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| Concept/Terms |
Brain Death- Brain Death
- Death, Brain
- Brain Dead
- Brain Deads
- Coma Depasse
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brain Death" by people in Profiles.
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Manzi JLL, Oliveira ES, Rombach S, Turra V, Zaragoza S, Bababekov Y, Nydam T, Tector AJ, Vianna R, Abreu P. Comparisons of liver transplant from DCD outcomes in high-utilization centers versus low-utilization centers in the US: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Front Immunol. 2025; 16:1564551.
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Bakhtiyar SS, Maksimuk TE, Gutowski J, Park SY, Cain MT, Rove JY, Reece TB, Cleveland JC, Pomposelli JJ, Bababekov YJ, Nydam TL, Schold JD, Pomfret EA, Hoffman JRH. Association of procurement technique with organ yield and cost following donation after circulatory death. Am J Transplant. 2024 Oct; 24(10):1803-1815.
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DeCamp M, Prager K. Standards and Ethics Issues in the Determination of Death: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2023 09; 176(9):1245-1250.
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Suarez-Pierre A, Iguidbashian J, Vigneshwar N, Breithaupt J, Fullerton DA, Reece TB, Hoffman JRH, Cleveland JC, Rove JY. Variability in Heart Yield From Donation After Brain Death Between Organ Procurement Organizations: An Opportunity for Improvement. ASAIO J. 2023 07 01; 69(7):e322-e332.
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Rouhi AD, Choudhury RA, Hoeltzel GD, Prins K, Yoeli D, Moore HB, Williams NN, Dumon KR, Nydam TL. Uncontrolled donation after cardiac death kidney transplantation: Opportunity to expand the donor pool? Am J Surg. 2023 06; 225(6):1102-1107.
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Sawyer KE, Kraft SA, Wightman AG, Clark JD. Pediatric Death by Neurologic Criteria: The Ever-Changing Landscape and the Expanding Role of Palliative Care Professionals. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2021 Nov; 62(5):1079-1085.
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McEvoy MJ, Scott MJ, Sawyer KE. Requests for Accommodation in Brain Death Cases: Emerging Role for Pediatric Palliative Care. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2021 12; 62(6):1319-1324.
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Mataya L, Ross LF, Ghavam A, Paquette ET. Pediatric Intensivist and Pediatric Neurologist Perspectives and Practices on Death by Neurologic Criteria. J Clin Ethics. 2021; 32(3):195-205.
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Ghavam A, Thompson NE, Lee J. Comparison of pediatric brain-dead donors to donation after circulatory death donors in the United States. Pediatr Transplant. 2021 May; 25(3):e13926.
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Kumar S, Lin S, Schold JD. Impact of donation after circulatory death donor allografts on outcomes following liver transplantation for fulminant hepatic failure in the United States. Am J Transplant. 2021 01; 21(1):382-390.
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