Ventilator self-cycling may falsely suggest patient effort during brain death determination

Neurology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 774-

  Wijdicks, Eelco F M ^a   Manno, Edward M ^a   Holets, Steven R ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

APNEA; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; BREATHING; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMITTENT MANDATORY VENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TIDAL VOLUME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 24644516558     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000174626.94197.62     Document Type: Article

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