Enrolling Brain-Dead Humans in Medical Research: Stakeholder Opinions

Background: Brain-dead humans retain many of the physiologic functions of living humans, but they are legally dead and cannot be physically harmed by participation in research. Stakeholder opinions about enrolling brain-dead humans in medical research are largely unknown. Methods: Exploratory interviews were conducted with members of three stakeholder groups—medical researchers, intensive care clinicians, and laypeople—to gauge support for and...