Apnea testing for the diagnosis of brain death

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 358-369

  Lang, Christoph J G ^a   Heckmann, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apnea testing; Artificial ventilation; Blood gas check; Brain death; Respiration

Indexed keywords

APNEA; APNEA TEST; BLOOD GAS; BRAIN DEATH; BREATHING; CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HYPOVENTILATION; METHODOLOGY; OXYGENATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SAFETY;

BLOOD GAS MONITORING, TRANSCUTANEOUS; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN STEM; CHEMORECEPTORS; HUMANS; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY CENTER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 28144449343     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2005.00527.x     Document Type: Review

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