Survival of cardiac function after brain death in patients in Kuwait

European Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 90-93

  Al Shammri, Suhail ^a   Nelson, R F ^c   Madavan, R ^d   Subramaniam, T A ^e   Swaminathan, T R ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b MUBARAK AL KABEER HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain death; Cardiac survival; Kuwait; Medical ethics; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN FUNCTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN INJURIES; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN STEM; DEATH; FEMALE; HEART; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037276334     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000068506     Document Type: Article

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