Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Jan 2016
Apnea test during brain death assessment in mechanically ventilated and ECMO patients.
To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of an apnea test (AT) technique that combines the application of positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) with subsequent pulmonary recruitment in a large cohort of brain-dead patients. ⋯ In a large cohort of consecutive patients, including the largest patient population on ECMO reported to date, our AT technique that combines the application of PEEP with subsequent pulmonary recruitment proved to be feasible and safe.
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Intensive care medicine · Jan 2016
Editorial CommentOptimizing apnea testing to determine brain death.