Updated Brain Death Testing Guidelines

New guidance has been issued for clinicians in pronouncing brain death, also known as death by neurological criteria. These guidelines were published with the following press release statement released Oct. 11, 2023:

“New guidance has been issued for clinicians on the determination of brain death, also known as death by neurologic criteria. A new consensus practice guideline was developed through a collaboration between the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the Child Neurology Society (CNS), and the Society of Critical Care Medicine.”

MTN is currently evaluating how these new guidelines will be put into practice, and we invite you to review your hospital’s brain death policies alongside these new guidelines.

Learn more about the consensus practice guideline: mwtn.org/bd-guideline