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Published on: April 17, 2020
Apnea test for the diagnosis of brain death in a patient undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Viviane Cordeiro Veiga1,2, Ligia Maria Coscrato Junqueira Silva1, Erica Regina Ribeiro Sady1
1BP - A Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo - São Paulo (SP), Brasil.
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.
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