Limitations of computed tomographic angiography in the diagnosis of brain death

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2129-2135

  Quesnel, Christophe ^a   Fulgencio, Jean Pierre ^a   Adrie, Christophe ^b   Marro, Béatrice ^c   Payen, Laurent ^b   Lembert, Nadège ^a   El Metaoua, Sonia ^a   Bonnet, Francis ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b DELAFONTAINE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

Author keywords

Brain death; Cerebral computed tomographic angiography; Electroencephalography; Organ procurement

Indexed keywords

VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN VEIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG INTOXICATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANK SUM TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN DEATH; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 36448942174     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-007-0789-6     Document Type: Article

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