Transcranial doppler sonography with a transorbital approach as a confirmatory test in the diagnosis of brain death

Completed

• Conditions: Brain death; Nervous System Diseases; Other disorders of brain

• Registration Number: ISRCTN49093383
• Lead Sponsor: Athens General Hospital G. Gennimatas (Greece)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-10-27
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 79

Inclusion Criteria

Brain dead patients of the intensive care unit (both males and females, aged greater than 16 years) who were hospitalised from October 2005 to July 2008.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with an episode of hypoxia or hypotension during the angiographic or transcranial doppler examinations
2. Patients with no flow at the initial transcranial doppler examination in any approach

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified