Imminent Brain Death and the DCD-N Score

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Department of Intensive Care Adults Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam Most important reasons for low number of donor organs 1. Progress in effective prevention and effective treatment of acute neurological conditions 2. Refusal to donate organs of a deceased relative 3. Non-recognition of a potential organ donor by professionals
Department of Intensive Care Adults Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam Brain death is, and has always been, a rare outcome of neuro-critical care in a selected cohort of patients c. 3% of all patients who die on a neurocritical care unit die from brain death. Less than 1% on general ICUs.
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