[Brief report] A near-death experience with veridical perception described by a famous heart surgeon and confirmed by his assistant surgeon.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 2013 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-2013-31-3-p179-186 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Case study Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 1 |
| Population | A single near-death experiencer described by cardiac surgeon Lloyd Rudy |
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Key findings | The authors report a case of apparently nonphysical veridical perception during a near-death experience, originally described by cardiac surgeon Lloyd Rudy in a YouTube video. After following up exhaustively on all available avenues of investigation, they conclude that this case is among the most evidential in which NDE perceptions were confirmed as completely accurate by objective observers. |
Abstract
The professional neardeath literature contains cases in which neardeath experiencers reported that during their experiences (NDEs), they perceived phenomena in the material world that, based on the condition and position of their physical bodies, they should not have been able to perceive, and yet these perceptions were subsequently verified as accurate. Only a few of these cases of apparently nonphysical veridical perception during NDEs have been carefully researched. In this article, we report a case described originally by cardiac surgeon Lloyd Rudy in a YouTube Internet video. We describe our process of following up exhaustively on all avenues of investigation available to us and our conclusion that this case is among the most evidential in which perceptions during an NDE were confirmed as completely accurate by objective observers.
Comparable studies
Other case reports and case series on near-death experience, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near-Death Experiences in India Individuals in India who reported near-death experiences | 1986 | Case study | n = 16 |
| The Near-Death Experience as a Focus of Clinical Attention Patients presenting with near-death experience-related problems | 1997 | Case study | n = 4 |
| A prospectively studied near-death experience with corroborated out-of-body perceptions and unexplained healing. A person who had a near-death experience | 2006 | Case report | n = 1 |
| Verified account of near-death experience in a physician who survived cardiac arrest. A 32-year-old female physician experiencing childbirth | 2020 | Case study | n = 1 |
| This is your brain on death: a comparative analysis of a near-death experience and subsequent 5-Methoxy-DMT experience. An individual who had a near-death experience during a coma caused by bacterial... | 2023 | Case study | n = 1 |