Answering global challenges to the determination of death: consensus-building leadership from Canada

Dale Gardiner^{1

2}, David M Greer³, James L Bernat⁴, Maureen O Meade^{5

6}, Helen Opdam^{7

8}, Stephan K W Schwarz^{9

10}

Affiliations

¹ Adult Intensive Care Unit, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK. dalecgardiner@gmail.com.
² NHS Blood and Transplant, Bristol, UK. dalecgardiner@gmail.com.
³ Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
⁴ Department of Neurology, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, NH, USA.
⁵ Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), McMaster University Health Sciences Centre, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
⁶ Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
⁷ Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁸ DonateLife, The Australian Organ and Tissue Authority, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
⁹ Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
¹⁰ Department of Anesthesia, St. Paul's Hospital/Providence Health Care, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Editorial

Dale Gardiner et al. Can J Anaesth. 2023 Apr.

. 2023 Apr;70(4):468-477.

doi: 10.1007/s12630-023-02423-4. Epub 2023 May 2.

Dale Gardiner^{1

2}, David M Greer³, James L Bernat⁴, Maureen O Meade^{5

6}, Helen Opdam^{7

8}, Stephan K W Schwarz^{9

10}

¹ Adult Intensive Care Unit, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK. dalecgardiner@gmail.com.
² NHS Blood and Transplant, Bristol, UK. dalecgardiner@gmail.com.
³ Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
⁴ Department of Neurology, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, NH, USA.
⁵ Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), McMaster University Health Sciences Centre, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
⁶ Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
⁷ Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁸ DonateLife, The Australian Organ and Tissue Authority, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
⁹ Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
¹⁰ Department of Anesthesia, St. Paul's Hospital/Providence Health Care, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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Comment on

A brain-based definition of death and criteria for its determination after arrest of circulation or neurologic function in Canada: a 2023 clinical practice guideline.
Shemie SD, Wilson LC, Hornby L, Basmaji J, Baker AJ, Bensimon CM, Chandler JA, Chassé M, Dawson R, Dhanani S, Mooney OT, Sarti AJ, Simpson C, Teitelbaum J, Torrance S, Boyd JG, Brennan J, Brewster H, Carignan R, Dawe KJ, Doig CJ, Elliott-Pohl K, Gofton TE, Hartwick M, Healey A, Honarmand K, Hornby K, Isac G, Kanji A, Kawchuk J, Klowak JA, Kramer AH, Kromm J, LeBlanc AE, Lee-Ameduri K, Lee LA, Leeies M, Lewis A, Manara A, Matheson S, McKinnon NKA, Murphy N, Briard JN, Pope TM, Sekhon MS, Shanker JJS, Singh G, Singh J, Slessarev M, Soliman K, Sutherland S, Weiss MJ, Shaul RZ, Zuckier LS, Zorko DJ, Rochwerg B. Shemie SD, et al. Can J Anaesth. 2023 Apr;70(4):483-557. doi: 10.1007/s12630-023-02431-4. Epub 2023 May 2. Can J Anaesth. 2023. PMID: 37131020 Free PMC article.

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