Brain Death Diagnosis at an Academic Tertiary Medical Care Center

Brain Death Diagnosis at an Academic Tertiary Medical Care Center

The aim of this study is to assess and survey the quality of the process required to diagnose brain death in adult patients. This study of adult patients diagnosed brain dead or suspected of having brain death on the ICUs at the University Hospital Basel will be purely observational.

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients with suspected and/or diagnosed brain death
• adults 18 years and over