Severe brain injury to neurological determination of death (NDD) - (2006)

Journal Publication

• Severe brain injury to neurological determination of death: Canadian forum recommendations. Sam D. Shemie, Christopher Doig, Bernard Dickens, Paul Byrne, Brian Wheelock, Graeme Rocker, Andrew Baker, T. Peter Seland, Cameron Guest, Dan Cass, Rosella Jefferson, Kimberly Young, Jeanne Teitelbaum and ; on behalf of the Pediatric Reference Group and the Neonatal Reference Group CMAJ March 14, 2006 174 (6) S1-S12.

Educational material

• NDD for health care professionals

PDF copies of the following checklists are available by request. Submit a request by sending an email to OTDT@blood.ca, please include the title and use the subject line: PDF Document Request.

• Checklist for NDD - Adults
• Checklist for NDD - Infants

Report and recommendations

Please note that this report is considered outdated but remains available upon request. Submit a request by sending an email to OTDT@blood.ca, please include the title and use the subject line: PDF Document Request. 

• Severe brain injury to neurological determination of death: A Canadian forum (October 2003)

Background documents

PDF copies of the following reports are available by request. Submit a request by sending an email to OTDT@blood.ca, please include the title and use the subject line: PDF Document Request.

• Legal Foundations for the NDD
• Factors Affecting Referral of Severely Brain Injured Patients to Critical Care for Prognostication and Treatment
• The Dissemination-Implementation Challenge