Failure of the INVOS 3100 cerebral oximeter to detect complete absence of cerebral blood flow

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1252-1254

  Gomersall, Charles D ^a   Joynt, Gavin M ^a   Gin, Tony ^a   Freebairn, Ross C ^a   Stewart, Lain E T ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Brain death; Cerebral ischemia; Cerebrovascular circulation; Intensive care; Monitoring; Oximetry

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; OXIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; SELF POISONING;

ADULT; BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OXIMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0030856941     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-199707000-00031     Document Type: Article

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