An evaluation of capnography monitoring during the apnoea test in brain-dead patients

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 868-875

  Vivien, B ^a,b   Amour, J ^a   Nicolas Robin, A ^a   Vesque, M ^a   Langeron, O ^a   Coriat, P ^a   Riou, B ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Apnoea; Brain death; Carbon dioxide, monitoring, end tidal

Indexed keywords

APNEA; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CAPNOGRAPHY; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; COMATOSE PATIENT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING;

ADULT; APNEA; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BRAIN DEATH; CAPNOGRAPHY; CARBON DIOXIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 36649007084     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021507000725     Document Type: Article

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