Ventilator autocycling and delayed recognition of brain death

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 267-271

  McGee, William T ^a   Mailloux, Patrick ^a  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apnea test; Brain death; Brain death determination; Flow triggering; Organ donation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APNEA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN INJURY; BREATHING PATTERN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESSURE SUPPORT VENTILATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION;

ADULT; AGED; APNEA; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN INJURIES; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 79955802513     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-010-9491-6     Document Type: Article

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