Background, method and concept of creating this consensus for “The World Brain Death Project”

Abstract

In 2020, the international consensus for determining brain death/death of neurological criteria (BD/DNC) was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. This consensus provides a novel definition and concept of brain death, including existing whole brain death and brainstem death. It was created as the minimum standard for legislation action worldwide. This review discusses the process of creating this consensus summary, how to recommend it, and explains the “worldwide variance of BD/DNC” and “concept of BD/DNC.”