The safe limits of mechanical factors in the Apnea testing for the diagnosis of brain death

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 211, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-120

  Olguner, Çimen ^a   Koca, Uǧur ^a   Akan, Mert ^a   Karci, Ayşe ^a   Elar, Zahide ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Airway simulator; Apnea testing; Barotrauma; Brain death; Organ donation

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY PRESSURE; APNEA; ARTICLE; BAROTRAUMA; BRAIN DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FLOW RATE; OXYGENATION; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW;

APNEA; BRAIN DEATH; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; OXYGEN; PRESSURE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 33847016457     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.211.115     Document Type: Article

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