Persistence of intracranial blood flow on cerebral angiography in brain death

Br J Anaesth. 2020 Nov;125(5):e404-e406. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.06.047. Epub 2020 Jul 18.

Authors

Melvin C C Lee¹, Addy Y H Tan², Kailing Peng², Chong B Lua², Hean P Chan², Naville C H Chia³, Ne-Hooi W Loh²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesia, National University Health System, Singapore. Electronic address: melvin_cc_lee@nuhs.edu.sg.
² Department of Anaesthesia, National University Health System, Singapore.
³ Department of Anaesthesia, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore.

PMID: 32690243
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.06.047

No abstract available

Keywords: apnoea test; brain death; brainstem death; cerebral angiography; cerebral blood flow; craniectomy; neurocritical care; organ donation.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Brain Death / diagnostic imaging*
Brain Death / physiopathology*
Cerebral Angiography
Cerebrovascular Circulation*
Computed Tomography Angiography
Humans
Intracranial Pressure
Male