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Detection of Nontraumatic Comatose Pts with No Benefit of Intensive Care Trtm by Recording of Sensory Evoked Potentials
Arch Neurol 53:512-516, Madl,C.,et al, 1996
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Article Abstract
Recording of sensory evoked potentials identifies a subgroup of adult nontraumatic comatose patients with a mortality rate of 100%in our sample. In these patients,advanced intensive care treatment should be withdrawn to provide limited ICU resources for patients with higher probability of favorable outcome.We emphasize that these results are not applicable to comatose patients following closed head trauma and particularly not to children.
 
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