Head CT is of limited diagnostic value in critically ill patients who remain unresponsive after discontinuation of sedation

BACKGROUND: Prolonged sedation is common in mechanically ventilated patients and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. We sought to determine the diagnostic value of head computed tomography (CT) in mechanically ventilated patients who remain unresponsive after discontinuation of sed...

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Autores principales: Balachandran, Jay S, Jaleel, Mairaj, Jain, Manu, Mahajan, Niraj, Kalhan, Ravi, Balagani, Rajesh, Donnelly, Helen K, Greenstein, Eugene, Mutlu, Gökhan M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2685364/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19422697
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2253-9-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2685364/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19422697
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2253-9-3

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