An observational study in Brain Death, Electroencephalogram and Evoked Potential, sponsored by Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing. Completed at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-06-15.
Sponsored by Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing · Observational
Purpose China has a population of 1.4 billion and an enormous medical expenditure burden, and Chinese traditional culture has a long history. It takes time to recognize and accept the concept of brain death (BD) as death. Promoting brain death determination (BDD) and rationally allocating medical resources have become major national policy issues. To identify the safest and most reliable ancillary tests needed if the clinical examination is incomplete.
Method The technical group of the Brain Injury Evaluation Quality Control Center of the National Health Commission retrieved coma cases registered from 2013 to 2019. According to clinical criteria for Brain Death Determination (BDD), the patients were divided into two groups: a brain-death (BD) group and a non-BD group. The BD group was divided into a complete brain death with no doubt group (BD1 group) and an incomplete brain death with doubt group (BD2 group). Depending on the site of the brain injury, the accuracy of BDD was evaluated using the independent ancillary test or combined ancillary tests. Data from the BQCC/NHC database and yearbook were obtained, and data analysis and status comparison were conducted on six practical activities: organizational system construction, standard and specification formulation, case quality control, professional skills training, scientific research publicity and education, and international communication.
Coma cases registered by the National Brain Death Determination Quality Control Demonstration Hospital (BDQCH) in the BQCC/NHC from 2013 to 2019 were retrieved.
Exclusion Criteria:
All cases met the (brain death) BD clinical evaluation criteria, which were as follows: the cause of coma was known; exclusion of reversible coma; deep coma, Glasgow coma scale (GCS) = 2T; absence of five brain stem reflexes (pupillary light reflex, corneal reflex, oculocephalogyric reflex, oculovestibular reflex, and cough reflex); and no spontaneous respiration. Furthermore, according to whether the apnea test (AT) data were missing (implemented or completed), the patients were divided into the BD1 group (no AT missing group) and BD2 group (AT missing group).
Diagnostic Test: ancillary tests
All cases were from BDQCHs and fulfilled the criteria for coma (GCS of 3-5 points), but did not meet the clinical criteria for BD, such as retaining the brainstem reflex or having spontaneous respiration. For coma cases, all assessment items, specifications of technical operations, assessment steps, and evaluators were conducted in accordance with the requirements for BDD. Cases with coma were then submitted to the BQCC/NHC quality control system.
Diagnostic Test: ancillary tests
electroencephalogram, short latency somatosensory evoked potential, transcranial Doppler
sensitivity
The sensitivity of BDD was evaluated using the independent ancillary test and combined ancillary tests
Time frame: 1 month
specificity
The specificity of BDD was evaluated using the independent ancillary test and combined ancillary tests
Time frame: 1 month
Plan to share: No
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