How I do a brain death examination: the tools of the trade
2020年11月18日 · Brain death examination is hands-on (Fig. 1) and focused on brainstem function: from mesencephalon down to the dorsal medulla oblongata. These seemingly few …
Determination of brain death for adult patients with ECMO
2015年3月16日 · ECMO has advantages on oxygenation and circulation but also it has some unfavorable effects. The most serious complication is brain death due to cerebrovascular …
Brainstem dysfunction in critically ill patients - Critical Care
2020年1月6日 · The brainstem conveys sensory and motor inputs between the spinal cord and the brain, and contains nuclei of the cranial nerves. It controls the sleep-wake cycle and vital …
Quality improvement in the determination of death by neurologic ...
2023年3月21日 · Education about brain death/death by neurologic criteria determination can be found in the Neurocritical Care Society’s Brain Death Determination Course, an online …
Atropine test is a useful adjunct to the diagnosis of brain stem death
2000年3月6日 · The 'atropine test' was first proposed in 1975 as an adjunct to brain stem tests, and relies on the fact that there is only a contribution from the sympathetic nervous system to …
How I use Transcranial Doppler | Critical Care | Full Text - BioMed …
2019年12月23日 · Although the diagnosis of brain death is based on neurological examination, we use routinely TCD as an ancillary test to demonstrate the absence of cerebral blood flow …
Brain death and postmortem organ donation: report of a …
2018年11月16日 · Background We aimed to investigate the extent of the agreement on practices around brain death and postmortem organ donation. Methods Investigators from 67 …
Prognostication after cardiac arrest | Critical Care | Full Text
2018年6月5日 · Hypoxic–ischaemic brain injury (HIBI) is the main cause of death in patients who are comatose after resuscitation from cardiac arrest. A poor neurological outcome—defined as …
How to assess prognosis after cardiac arrest and therapeutic ...
2014年1月14日 · The prognosis of patients who are admitted in a comatose state following successful resuscitation after cardiac arrest remains uncertain. Although the introduction of …
Experience with brain death and organ donation in a tertiary care ...
Other trauma accounted for 4 (10%), cerebro-vascular accidents for 7 (18%) and brain anoxia for 5 (20%). Thirty-one (78%) patients were Saudi nationals and 9 (22%) were non-Saudi. SCOT …