Acute brain injuries such as post-cardiac arrest syndrome, severe traumatic brain injury, and severe stroke
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Okayama University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients admitted to the ICU between the date of approval by the head of the research institution and December 31, 2027, after emergency department presentation or emergency transport, with severe brain injury, receiving mechanical ventilation, and presenting, except immediately prior to death confirmation, with deep coma (Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3) and bilateral fixed dilated pupils (4 mm or greater), in a state judged not to be influenced by sedatives or other medications. 2. Male and female patients of all ages. 3. Including those transferred from other hospitals.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients transferred from a referring hospital more than 24 hours after the initial visit or transport to that hospital. 2. Patients transferred from a general ward, admitted to the ICU for the first time during that hospitalization. 3. Patients in which no key family member is available. 4. Patients deemed inappropriate by the attending physician.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Organ donation after brain death | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTetsuya Yumoto
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Department of Emergency, Critical Care and Disaster Medicine
Outcome results
None listed