Clinical course and determination of brainstem death in a children's hospital

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-52

  Goh, A Y T ^a   Mok, Q ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brainstem death; Children and ancillary tests; Clinical criteria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN TUMOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DROWNING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVOKED BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRAIN DEATH; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1642578276     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250310007060     Document Type: Article

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