Organ protective management of the brain-dead donor

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 485-490

  Saner, Fuat H ^a   Kavuk, I ^a   Lang, H ^a   Radtke, A ^a   Paul, A ^a   Broelsch, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain death; Hemodynamic; Intensive care of organ donors; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; THYROID HORMONE; VASOPRESSIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; DISORDERS OF ACID BASE BALANCE; DONOR; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ACID-BASE IMBALANCE; BRAIN DEATH; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; THYROID HORMONES; TISSUE DONORS; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 16644383135     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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