Brain Death Diagnosis for Potential Organ Donors During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Formal brainstem reflex testing remains one of the most important procedures in identification and evaluation of patients who meet clinical criteria for brainstem death. Early identification of such patients is critical since willing donors may contribute to the organ donation process. During the fi...

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Published inNeurology India Vol. 69; no. 4; pp. 995 - 996
Main Authors Chavali, Siddharth, Rath, Girija, Sengupta, Deep, Dube, Surya
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Mumbai Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.07.2021
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Subjects
Blood & organ donations
Brain death
Complications and side effects
Control
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease transmission
Epidemics
Health aspects
India
Methods
Neurologic examination
Organ donors
Pandemics
Statistics
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc
India
Covid-19 pandemic
organ donationKey Message: This article proposes a framework for proper evaluation and screening of potential donors in the context of COVID-19 pandemic
Brain death diagnosis
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Summary:Formal brainstem reflex testing remains one of the most important procedures in identification and evaluation of patients who meet clinical criteria for brainstem death. Early identification of such patients is critical since willing donors may contribute to the organ donation process. During the first two waves of the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, organ transplantation from brainstem dead donors has declined significantly due to several reasons, including perceived increased risk of virus transmission to both physicians as well as patients as well as lack of awareness regarding donor workup in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
ISSN:0028-3886
1998-4022
DOI:10.4103/0028-3886.325307