It is time to abandon apneic-oxygenation testing for brain death
Open Access
- 11 September 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Peertechz Publications Private Limited in Archives of Organ Transplantation
- Vol. 5 (1) , 006-010
Abstract
The apneic-oxygenation test is an integral part of clinical testing to determine brain death. The medical and legal criticisms of the test are presented together which make a strong argument that it should be abandoned.Keywords
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