The bispectral index, a useful adjunct for the timely diagnosis of brain death in the comatose trauma patient

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 198, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 846-851

  Dunham, C Michael ^a   Katradis, D Alisa ^a   Williams, Mark D ^a  

^a ST ELIZABETH HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bispectral index; Brain death; Head injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APNEA; ARTICLE; BISPECTRAL INDEX; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN PERFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMATOSE PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN INJURIES; COMA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 71149120794     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.05.032     Document Type: Article

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