Variability in Diagnosing Brain Death at an Academic Medical Center

Figure 1

Prerequisites for clinical testing. Preclinical prerequisites: absence of drugs/sedative/hypnotics, absence of medical conditions and metabolic derangements, absence of hypothermia temperature ≥ 36°C, and absence of hypotension (SBP ≤ 100 mm of hg). SBP, systolic blood pressure; mmHg, millimeters of mercury; °C, degrees Celsius; , number.