Neurology
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Neurology
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Multicenter Study
Second brain death examination may negatively affect organ donation.
Little is known about the impact of the requirement for a second brain death examination on organ donation. In New York State, 2 examinations 6 hours apart have been recommended by a Department of Health panel. ⋯ A single brain death examination to determine brain death for patients older than 1 year should suffice. In practice, observation time to a second neurologic examination was 3 times longer than the proposed guideline and associated with substantial intensive care unit costs and loss of viable organs.