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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira - AMIB
2020
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| 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 |