Brain death diagnosis and apnea test safety

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 197-200

  MacHado, Calixto ^a   Perez, Jesus ^b   Scherle, Claudio ^b   Areu, Alejandro ^b   Pando, Alejandro ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE NEUROLOGÍA Y NEUROCIRUGÍA   (Cuba)

^b HOSPITAL CLINICOQUIRÚRGICO HERMANOS AMEIJEIRAS   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Ancillary tests; Apnea test; Brain death

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

ACIDOSIS; APNEA TEST; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN STEM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; SAFETY; TECHNIQUE; VENTILATOR;

EID: 70350118706     PISSN: 09722327     EISSN: 19983549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.56326     Document Type: Article

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