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Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in the Cerebral Circulation during Progression to Brain Death

Nino Stocchetti, Elisa R. Zanier, R Nicolini, Emelie Faegersten, Katia Canavesi, V. Conte, Luciano Gattinoni

Anesthesiology · 2005 · 21 citations · 10 references

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Abstract

Until compensatory mechanisms are effective, AJDo2 and DPco2 remain coupled. However, when the brain's ability to compensate for reduced oxygen delivery is exceeded, the ratio of DPco2 to AJDo2 starts to increase.

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