Confounding factors in brain death: Cardiogenic ventilator autotriggering and implications for organ transplantation

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 321-328

  Arbour, Richard B ^a  

^a EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autotriggering; Brainstem herniation; Hyperdynamic state; Ventilator trigger sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; CASE REPORT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MECHANICAL VENTILATOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BRAIN DEATH; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869082014     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2012.03.003     Document Type: Article

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