Bilateral Pneumothorax during Apnea Test: A Case Report and Literature Review

• Main Authors: Ali Ahıskalıoğlu (Author), Elif Oral Ahıskalıoğlu (Author), Ahmet Murat Yayık (Author), Ahmet Kacıroğlu (Author), Bahadır Çiftçi (Author), Nazım Doğan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Galenos Yayinevi, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Brain death is characterized by irreversible loss of all brain functions and it is defined as a clinical condition where intracranial circulation stops. Apnea test is one of the tests which is used in the clinical diagnosis of brain death, absence of brain stem reflexes, and as a complement to absen...