Detection of brain death onset using the bispectral index in severely comatose patients

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 419-425

  Vivien, Benoit ^a   Paqueron, Xavier ^a   Le Cosquer, Philippe ^a   Langeron, Olivier ^a   Coriat, Pierre ^a   Riou, Bruno ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Bispectral index; Brain death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; COMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

BRAIN DEATH; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; COMA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036222021     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-002-1219-4     Document Type: Article

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