Ventilator self-cycling may falsely suggest patient effort during brain death determination.
Wijdicks
Eelco F M
EF
Division of Critical Care Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. wijde@mayo.edu
Manno
Edward M
EM
Holets
Steven R
SR
D001049:Apnea / Q000503:physiopathology; D016477:Artifacts; D001926:Brain Death / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012143:Respiratory Physiological Phenomena; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical / Q000592:standards*