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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Publicado en:Rev Bras Ter Intensiva
Main Authors: Westphal, Glauco Adrieno, Fernandes, Veviani, Westphal, Verônica, Fonseca, Jessica Cangussu, da Silva, Luciano Rodrigues, Valiatti, Jorge Luis dos Santos
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira - AMIB 2020
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7405752/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32667440
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5935/0103-507X.20200032
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