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June 1, 2026Critical Care ExplorationsOpen Access

A Novel Screen-Based Virtual Reality Tool for Teaching Brain Death Determination: A Pilot Study of the Virtual Reality Brain Death Determination Tool

Mikel S. Ehntholt Patricia A. Mulvania Theresa Daly Andrea L.C. Schneider Monisha A. Kumar Richard Hasz Joshua M. Levine

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Key Points

To evaluate the acceptance and effectiveness of a virtual reality tool for teaching brain death determination.
Prospective pilot study with pretraining and post-training surveys
Participants included physicians from 126 acute care hospitals
Intervention involved virtual reality training integrated with eLearning modules
Median knowledge scores improved from 73.2% pretraining to 91.1% post-training (p < 0.001)
Participants reported increased confidence in brain death procedures and family communication
High satisfaction and acceptance ratings were noted from participants

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Pilot study shows VR tool enhances knowledge and confidence in brain death determination among physicians, indicating effective training.

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Ehntholt et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a211670d499ed480b16f6c0 https://doi.org/10.1097/cce.0000000000001426

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