Brain Death - Contested by Clinicians Too, Not Just by Families

Most of the literature on brain death contestation focuses on contestation by the patient's family. But other clinicians also contest brain death determinations.

A new study measures "Neurocritical Care Experience and Attitudes Related to Organ Donation in the USA." One finding is that "Half of the respondents who had completed a BD/DNC evaluation had been approached by a clinician providing pre-donation treatment who had concerns about the accuracy of a declaration made by other clinicians."