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The effect of incorporating an arterial pH target during apnea test for brain death determination

BACKGROUND: Persistent apnea despite an adequate rise in arterial pressure of CO(2) is an essential component of the criteria for brain death (BD) determination. Current guidelines vary regarding the utility of arterial pH changes during the apnea test (AT). We aimed to study the effect of incorpora...

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Autores principales: Migdady, Ibrahim, Amin, Moein, Shoskes, Aaron, Hassett, Catherine, Cho, Sung-Min, George, Pravin, Rae-Grant, Alexander
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7816154/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33472697
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40560-020-00522-8