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Enigma of apnea test for brain death on ECMO—an ongoing discussion—case study and review of literature
Coma, absent brain stem reflexes, and apnea are considered the neurological criteria of brain death. As membrane oxygenator does almost entire gas exchange in patients with severely diseased lungs who are on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), it is not possible to carry out apnea test in ro...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer Singapore
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7462103/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32904971 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12055-020-01008-w |