Diagnosis and management of brain death in children

Current Paediatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 301-307

  Baines, Paul B ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain death; Child; Definitions; Organ transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; DESMOPRESSIN ACETATE; MANNITOL; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; STEROID; THIOPENTAL; VASOPRESSIN;

BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEHYDRATION; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG EDEMA; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET;

EID: 27644503544     PISSN: 09575839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cupe.2005.04.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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