Use of CPAP as an alternative to the apnea test during the determination of brain death in hypoxemic patients. Report of two cases

The apnea test, which involves disconnection from the mechanical ventilator, presents risks during the determination of brain death, especially in hypoxemic patients. We describe the performance of the apnea test without disconnection from the mechanical ventilator in two patients. The first case in...

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Autores principales: Westphal, Glauco Adrieno, Fernandes, Veviani, Westphal, Verônica, Fonseca, Jessica Cangussu, da Silva, Luciano Rodrigues, Valiatti, Jorge Luis dos Santos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira - AMIB 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7405752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32667440
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/0103-507X.20200032

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7405752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32667440
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/0103-507X.20200032

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