Death determination by neurologic criteria—what do families understand?

PurposeCurrently, there is little empirical data on family understanding about brain death and death determination. The purpose of this study was to describe family members’ (FMs’) understanding of brain death and the process of determining death in the context of organ donation in Canadian intensive care units (ICUs).MethodsWe conducted a qualitative study using semistructured, in-depth interviews with FMs who were asked to make an organ …