Declaring a Patient Brain Dead on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO): Are There Guidelines or Misconceptions

Authors

Kristin J. Kreitler, Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFollow
Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFollow
Hitoshi Hirose, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Sharon West, Gift of Life Donor Program, Philadelphia PA
Richard Hasz, Gift of Life Donor Program, Philadelphia PAFollow
Michelle Ghobrial, Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFollow
Rodney D. Bell, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

5-2-2015

Comments

Poster presented at: American Transplant Congress in Philadelphia PA.

Abstract

Objectives:

• To review the clinical practice variations and trends with declaring patients brain dead on ECMO
• To highlight the need for the development of consensus guidelines to assist clinicians in the accurate diagnosis of brain death in this specific patient population

Recommended Citation

Kreitler, Kristin J.; Cavarocchi, Nicholas C.; Hirose, Hitoshi; West, Sharon; Hasz, Richard; Ghobrial, Michelle; and Bell, Rodney D., "Declaring a Patient Brain Dead on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO): Are There Guidelines or Misconceptions" (2015). Department of Surgery Faculty Papers. Paper 122.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/surgeryfp/122