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Apnea test for the diagnosis of brain death in a patient undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- Source :
- Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira - AMIB, 2020.
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Abstract
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is used as extracirculatory support for the care of patients with severe and reversible cardiac and/or respiratory failure. Neurological complications may be related to the procedure. Given the unfavorable neurological evolution and the need to perform a brain death protocol, the performance of an apnea test in this context remains a challenge. We report the use of an apnea test for the diagnosis of brain death post-cardiac surgery in a patient receiving venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
- Subjects :
- Brain death
Oxigenação por membrana extracorpórea
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
business.industry
Apnea
medicine.medical_treatment
MEDLINE
Apneia
Context (language use)
Case Report
General Medicine
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Respiratory failure
Anesthesia
Apnea test
Medicine
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Morte encefálica
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19824335 and 0103507X
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4522e88d00b9e87d2fca4f58b6949fea