The apnea test for brain death determination: An alternative approach

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 363-366

  Sharpe, Michael D ^a,b   Young, G Bryan ^a   Harris, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apnea testing; Brain death; Capnometry

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APNEA; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APNEA; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BRAIN DEATH; BREATH TESTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTIAL PRESSURE; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 24644473055     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/NCC:1:3:363     Document Type: Article

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