2021
Teleneurology-Enabled Determination of Death by Neurologic Criteria After Cardiac Arrest or Severe Neurologic Injury.
Matiello M, Turner A, Estrada J, Whitney C, Kitch B, Lee P, Girkar U, Palacios R, Singla P, Schwamm L. Teleneurology-Enabled Determination of Death by Neurologic Criteria After Cardiac Arrest or Severe Neurologic Injury. Neurology 2021, 96: e1999-e2005. PMID: 33637632, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000011751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitOrgan donorsNeurologic criteriaSevere neurologic damageSevere neurologic deficitsSevere neurologic injuryProportion of patientsDemographic informationPatient demographic informationPotential organ donorsDetermination of prognosisNumber of referralsProportion of donorsTeleneurology consultationsNeurologic deficitsNeurologic injuryMedian timeNeurologic damageCare unitComatose patientsCardiac arrestPatientsRetrospective dataConsultsOrgan donation
2013
Risk-Standardizing Survival for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest to Facilitate Hospital Comparisons
Chan P, Berg R, Spertus J, Schwamm L, Bhatt D, Fonarow G, Heidenreich P, Nallamothu B, Tang F, Merchant R, Investigators A. Risk-Standardizing Survival for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest to Facilitate Hospital Comparisons. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 62: 601-609. PMID: 23770167, PMCID: PMC3769937, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.05.051.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
False Positive CT Angiography in Brain Death
Greer DM, Strozyk D, Schwamm LH. False Positive CT Angiography in Brain Death. Neurocritical Care 2009, 11: 272-275. PMID: 19390993, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-009-9220-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBrain DeathBrain EdemaCerebral AngiographyCerebrovascular CirculationCircle of WillisDiagnosis, DifferentialElectroencephalographyFalse Positive ReactionsFemaleHeart ArrestHumansTechnetium Tc 99m ExametazimeTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTomography, X-Ray ComputedUltrasonography, Doppler, TranscranialConceptsCerebral circulatory arrestBrain criteriaCirculatory arrestBrain deathPositive CT angiographyCerebral blood flowSingle photon emissionTranscranial DopplerNewer testsClinical examinationTomographic angiographyConventional angiographyCT angiographyBlood flowAncillary testsEase of performanceAngiographyDetermination of deathGold standardConfirmatory testDeathPhoton emissionAcceptable testArrestPatients