Complications during apnea testing in the determination of brain death: Predisposing factors
- 10 October 2000
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurology
- Vol. 55 (7), 1045-1048
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.55.7.1045
Abstract
Article abstract Apnea testing in brain death determination may result in cardiovascular complications. Hypotension occurred in 24% and cardiac arrhythmias occurred in <1% of the 145 apneic oxygenation procedures. Complications were noted in only 15% of apnea tests performed without any predisposing factors. Significantly more complications (39%) were observed in apnea tests with inadequate precautions, particularly in apnea tests without adequate preoxygenation (50%).Keywords
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