Brain death diagnosis and management in the pandemic: Expert opinion of the turkish neurological society neurological intensive care scientific working group Pandemide beyin ölümü tanısı ve yönetimi: Türk nöroloji derneği nörolojik yoğun bakım bilimsel çalışma grubu uzman görüşü

Mengi T., ŞİRİN H., YAKA E., ÖZDEMİR A. Ö., ARSAVA E. M., TOPÇUOĞLU M. A.

Turk Noroloji Dergisi, cilt.27, sa.1, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/tnd.2021.88785
  • Dergi Adı: Turk Noroloji Dergisi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Brain death, organ transplantation, CT angiography, aerosolization, apnea rest, ORGAN DONATION, COVID-19, TRANSPLANTATION
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© 2021 by Turkish Neurological Society Turkish Journal of Neurology published by Galenos Publishing House.In the pandemic year, the number of brain death declarations decreased by more than 50% compared with previous years. The timely diagnosis of brain death is critical in terms of rational use of intensive care facilities, as well as organ transplantation. Apnea testing should not be omitted in patients with COVID-19, and can be performed either with apneic oxygenation method or ventilator-based spontaneous modes when standard prerequisites are met. Complete compliance with personal protection measures and prevention of the environmental escape of the expiratory air via tube clamping or filtering is essential. Other declaration processes should be conducted in accordance with the 2014 guidelines of the Turkish Neurology Association.