Volume 70, Issue 4

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April 2023

Special Issue: Defining and Determining Death in Canada

Issue Editors:

James L. Bernat,
Dale Gardiner,
David Greer,
Maureen Meade,
Helen Opdam

28 articles in this issue

Editors’ Note: The evolution of critical care content in the Journal and a “special” Special Issue
Stephan K. W. Schwarz
Philip M. Jones
Editor’s Note 02 May 2023 Pages: 465 - 467
Answering global challenges to the determination of death: consensus-building leadership from Canada
Dale Gardiner
David M. Greer
Stephan K. W. Schwarz
Editorials 02 May 2023 Pages: 468 - 477
An updated practice guideline for death determination: one giant leap for the field led by Canada
David M. Greer
Editorials 02 May 2023 Pages: 478 - 482
A brain-based definition of death and criteria for its determination after arrest of circulation or neurologic function in Canada: a 2023 clinical practice guideline
Sam D. Shemie
Lindsay C. Wilson
Bram Rochwerg
Special Article Open access 02 May 2023 Pages: 483 - 557
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Critical Care Medicine
Rationale for revisions to the definition of death and criteria for its determination in Canada
Nicholas B. Murphy
Michael Hartwick
Jennifer A. Chandler
Special Article Open access 02 May 2023 Pages: 558 - 569
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Critical Care Medicine
Consent for determination of death by neurologic criteria in Canada: an analysis of legal and ethical authorities, and consensus-based working group recommendations
Thaddeus M. Pope
Jennifer A. Chandler
Michael Hartwick
Special Article Open access 02 May 2023 Pages: 570 - 584
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Critical Care Medicine
Balancing values: implications of a brain-based definition of death for pluralism in Canada
Nicholas B. Murphy
Jennifer A. Chandler
Randi Zlotnik Shaul
Reflections Open access 05 May 2023 Pages: 585 - 590
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Critical Care Medicine
Implications of the updated Canadian Death Determination Guidelines for organ donation interventions that restore circulation after determination of death by circulatory criteria
Nicholas B. Murphy
Charles Weijer
Teneille Gofton
Reflections Open access 02 May 2023 Pages: 591 - 595
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Critical Care Medicine
Nontherapeutic research with imminently dying and recently deceased study populations: addressing practical and ethical challenges
Nicholas B. Murphy
Charles Weijer
Marat Slessarev
Reflections Open access 09 May 2023 Pages: 596 - 602
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Critical Care Medicine
Trust and conflict in death determination—reflections on the legacy of Taquisha McKitty
Stanley Stewart
Alyson McKitty
Amanda van Beinum
Reflections Open access 08 May 2023 Pages: 603 - 609
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Critical Care Medicine
Knowledge gaps in the definition and determination of death
Guillaume Maitre
Sam D. Shemie
Sonny Dhanani
Reflections Open access 02 May 2023 Pages: 610 - 616
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Critical Care Medicine
When is a person dead? The Canadian public’s understanding of death and death determination: a nationwide survey
Aimee J. Sarti
Kimia Honarmand
Sam D. Shemie
Reports of Original Investigations Open access 02 May 2023 Pages: 617 - 627
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Critical Care Medicine
Variability in criteria for death determination in the intensive care unit
Jonah Shemie
Nathan B. Scales
Sonny Dhanani
Reports of Original Investigations Open access 02 May 2023 Pages: 628 - 636
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Critical Care Medicine
Death determination by neurologic criteria—what do families understand?
Aimee J. Sarti
Stephanie Sutherland
on behalf of the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group (CCCTG)
Reports of Original Investigations Open access 02 May 2023 Pages: 637 - 650
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Critical Care Medicine
What does “brainstem death” mean? A review of international protocols
W. E. Spears
Ariane Lewis
David M. Greer
Reports of Original Investigations 02 May 2023 Pages: 651 - 658
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Critical Care Medicine
Legal considerations for the definition of death in the 2023 Canadian Brain-Based Definition of Death Clinical Practice Guideline
Jennifer A. Chandler
Thaddeus M. Pope
Review Article/Brief Review Open access 04 May 2023 Pages: 659 - 670
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Critical Care Medicine
Diagnostic test accuracy for cessation of circulation during death determination: a systematic review
Jennifer A. Klowak
Anna-Lisa V. Nguyen
Sonny Dhanani
Review Article/Brief Review Open access 03 May 2023 Pages: 671 - 684
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Critical Care Medicine
Brain-based arterial pulse pressure threshold for death determination: a systematic review
Saptharishi Lalgudi Ganesan
Laura Hornby
Teneille Gofton
Review Article/Brief Review Open access 03 May 2023 Pages: 685 - 698
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Critical Care Medicine
Autoresuscitation after circulatory arrest: an updated systematic review
David J. Zorko
Jonah Shemie
Sonny Dhanani
Review Article/Brief Review Open access 02 May 2023 Pages: 699 - 712
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Critical Care Medicine
Potential pharmacological confounders in the setting of death determined by neurologic criteria: a narrative review
Salmaan Kanji
David Williamson
Michael Hartwick
Review Article/Brief Review Open access 02 May 2023 Pages: 713 - 723
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Critical Care Medicine
Navigating disagreement and conflict in the context of a brain-based definition of death
Christy Simpson
Katarina Lee-Ameduri
Thaddeus M. Pope
Review Article/Brief Review Open access 02 May 2023 Pages: 724 - 735
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Critical Care Medicine
Diagnostic accuracy of ancillary tests for death by neurologic criteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Joel Neves Briard
Roy Nitulescu
Michaël Chassé
Review Article/Brief Review Open access 08 May 2023 Pages: 736 - 748
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Critical Care Medicine
Ancillary investigations for death determination in infants and children: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Nicole K. McKinnon
Christina Maratta
John Basmaji
Review Article/Brief Review Open access 02 May 2023 Pages: 749 - 770
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Critical Care Medicine
Ancillary radionuclide perfusion studies in the determination of death by neurologic criteria: methods, interpretation, and lexicon—a user guide for the clinician
Lionel S. Zuckier
Nicole K. McKinnon
Review Article/Brief Review Open access 02 May 2023 Pages: 771 - 780
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Critical Care Medicine
Infratentorial brain injury and death by neurologic criteria in Canada: a narrative review
Sam D. Shemie
Joel Neves Briard
Jeffrey M. Singh
Review Article/Brief Review Open access 03 May 2023 Pages: 781 - 787
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Critical Care Medicine
The reticular activating system: a narrative review of discovery, evolving understanding, and relevance to current formulations of brain death
Shaurya Taran
Priti Gros
Jeffrey M. Singh
Review Article/Brief Review Open access 08 May 2023 Pages: 788 - 795
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Critical Care Medicine
Delayed recovery from severe refractory intracranial hypertension due to expansion of skin and pericranium stretch after decompressive craniectomy
Ellery T. Cunan
Roy W. R. Dudley
Sam D. Shemie
Case Reports / Case Series 02 May 2023 Pages: 796 - 801
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Critical Care Medicine
Radionuclide scintigraphy as an ancillary test for death determination in infants under two months of age
Nicole K. McKinnon
John Basmaji
Correspondence 04 May 2023 Pages: 802 - 804

Volume 70, Issue 4

Editors’ Note: The evolution of critical care content in the Journal and a “special” Special Issue

Answering global challenges to the determination of death: consensus-building leadership from Canada

An updated practice guideline for death determination: one giant leap for the field led by Canada

A brain-based definition of death and criteria for its determination after arrest of circulation or neurologic function in Canada: a 2023 clinical practice guideline

Rationale for revisions to the definition of death and criteria for its determination in Canada

Consent for determination of death by neurologic criteria in Canada: an analysis of legal and ethical authorities, and consensus-based working group recommendations

Balancing values: implications of a brain-based definition of death for pluralism in Canada

Implications of the updated Canadian Death Determination Guidelines for organ donation interventions that restore circulation after determination of death by circulatory criteria

Nontherapeutic research with imminently dying and recently deceased study populations: addressing practical and ethical challenges

Trust and conflict in death determination—reflections on the legacy of Taquisha McKitty

Knowledge gaps in the definition and determination of death

When is a person dead? The Canadian public’s understanding of death and death determination: a nationwide survey

Variability in criteria for death determination in the intensive care unit

Death determination by neurologic criteria—what do families understand?

What does “brainstem death” mean? A review of international protocols

Legal considerations for the definition of death in the 2023 Canadian Brain-Based Definition of Death Clinical Practice Guideline

Diagnostic test accuracy for cessation of circulation during death determination: a systematic review

Brain-based arterial pulse pressure threshold for death determination: a systematic review

Autoresuscitation after circulatory arrest: an updated systematic review

Potential pharmacological confounders in the setting of death determined by neurologic criteria: a narrative review

Navigating disagreement and conflict in the context of a brain-based definition of death

Diagnostic accuracy of ancillary tests for death by neurologic criteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ancillary investigations for death determination in infants and children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ancillary radionuclide perfusion studies in the determination of death by neurologic criteria: methods, interpretation, and lexicon—a user guide for the clinician

Infratentorial brain injury and death by neurologic criteria in Canada: a narrative review

The reticular activating system: a narrative review of discovery, evolving understanding, and relevance to current formulations of brain death

Delayed recovery from severe refractory intracranial hypertension due to expansion of skin and pericranium stretch after decompressive craniectomy

Radionuclide scintigraphy as an ancillary test for death determination in infants under two months of age

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