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Brain water content in sudden unexpected infant death
The extensive and rapid development of the human brain during the first years of life complicates the postmortem diagnosis of brain edema in infancy....
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Diagnostic accuracy of ancillary tests for death by neurologic criteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis
PurposeAncillary tests are frequently used in death determination by neurologic criteria (DNC), particularly when the clinical neurologic examination...
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Toxicologic Confounders of Brain Death Determination: A Narrative Review
The aim of this narrative review is to describe the toxicologic confounders of brain death currently reported in the literature to offer guidance for...
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Navigating disagreement and conflict in the context of a brain-based definition of death
In this paper, we discuss situations in which disagreement or conflict arises in the critical care setting in relation to the determination of death...
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Qualitative study on the perception of good death in patients with end-stage cancer in oncology nurses
ObjectiveTo explore the perception of good death of patients with end-stage cancer by nurses in the oncology department.
MethodIn the study we used...
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Identification of patients at high risk for brain death using an automated digital screening tool: a prospective diagnostic accuracy study
BackgroundAn automated digital screening tool (DETECT) has been developed to aid in the early identification of patients who are at risk of...
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Procalcitonin is associated with sudden unexpected death in infancy due to infection
Infection is an important cause of death during infancy worldwide and is a frequent etiology of sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI)....
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Do regular morbidity and mortality conferences reduce preventable death rates? Our experience at Princess Marina Hospital
BackgroundThe role of morbidity and mortality conferences (M&MC) in surgical departments is to provide education and improve patient care. However,...
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Asbestos exposure determined 357 days after death through autopsy: a report of a multidisciplinary approach
Asbestosis is an interstitial lung disease caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibers and poses a significant risk to individuals working in...
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Templer’s death anxiety scale on the relationship between white coat hypertension and anxiety: A cross-sectional study
The relationship between white coat hypertension (WCH) and anxiety remains not fully elucidated. This study aims to investigate the correlation...
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Potential mechanisms of death in cases of fatal acid attacks
Acid attacks refer to assaults where caustic substances such as an acid are thrown onto a victim. The usual purpose is to maim and disfigure and...
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Detrimental effects of scene manipulations on temperature-based time since death estimation
In forensic casework, time since death (TSD) estimations may play a crucial role to establish chains of events as well as for alibi assessment in...
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Potential pharmacological confounders in the setting of death determined by neurologic criteria: a narrative review
Guidelines for the determination of death by neurologic criteria (DNC) require an absence of confounding factors if clinical examination alone is to...
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Aberrant colon metabolome and the sudden infant death syndrome
BackgroundThe Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) has been associated with increased peripheral serotonin and an abnormal colonic microbiome,...
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Requests for somatic support after neurologic death determination: Canadian physician experiences
PurposeNeurologic determination of death (NDD) is legally accepted as death in Canada but remains susceptible to misunderstandings. In some cases,...
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Malnutrition and cachexia may affect death but not functional improvement in patients with sarcopenic dysphagia
PurposeTo investigate whether two factors, malnutrition and cachexia, affect swallowing function, activities of daily living (ADL), and death in...
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Ferroptosis: a novel regulated cell death participating in cellular stress response, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy
BackgroundFerroptosis is a regulated cell death mode triggered by iron-dependent toxic membrane lipid peroxidation. As a novel cell death modality...
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A Recruitment Maneuver After Apnea Testing Improves Oxygenation and Reduces Atelectasis in Organ Donors After Brain Death
BackgroundHypoxemia is the main modifiable factor preventing lungs from being transplanted from organ donors after brain death. One major contributor...
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Clinical and histopathological characteristics of acute kidney injury in a cohort of brain death donors with procurement biopsies
BackgroundKidney biopsies are routinely used for diagnostic and prognostic purposes but their utility in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting is...
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The effect of incorporating an arterial pH target during apnea test for brain death determination
BackgroundPersistent apnea despite an adequate rise in arterial pressure of CO 2 is an essential component of the criteria for brain death (BD)...
