Non-pulsatile blood flow is associated with enhanced cerebrovascular carbon dioxide reactivity and an attenuated relationship between cerebral blood flow and regional brain oxygenation
Abstract Background Systemic blood flow in patients on extracorporeal assist devices is frequently not or only minimally pulsatile. Loss of pulsatile brain perfusion, however, has been implicated in neurological complications. Furthermore, the adverse effects of absent pulsatility on the cerebral mi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Critical Care |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-019-2671-7 |