Brain tissue oxygenation in children diagnosed with brain death

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-61

  Figaji, Anthony A ^a   Kent, Samuel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain death; Children; MeSH brain tissue oxygenation; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; LEAD DIOXIDE; LEAD OXIDE; OXYGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; BRAIN OXYGEN TENSION; BRAIN TISSUE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TISSUE OXYGENATION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMA; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 76649109576     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-009-9298-5     Document Type: Article

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