The Physiology of the Apnea Test for Brain Death Determination in ECMO: Arguments for Blending Carbon Dioxide

Neurocrit Care. 2019 Dec;31(3):567-572. doi: 10.1007/s12028-019-00784-7.
No abstract available

Keywords: Apnea test; Brain death; ECMO; Extracorporeal life support; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brain Death / diagnosis*
  • Brain Death / physiopathology
  • Carbon Dioxide*
  • Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological*
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / methods*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Carbon Dioxide