Transcranial Doppler and Color-Coded Doppler Use for Brain Death Determination in Adult Patients: A Pictorial Essay

Cristian Deana, Daniele Guerino Biasucci, Raffaele Aspide, Sergio Brasil, Marco Vergano, Francesca Leonardis, Ermal Rica, Gianmaria Cammarota, Mario Dauri, Giuseppe Vetrugno, Federico Longhini, Salvatore Maurizio Maggiore, Frank Rasulo, Luigi Vetrugno

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Abstract

Transcranial Doppler (TCD) is a repeatable, at-the-bedside, helpful tool for confirming cerebral circulatory arrest (CCA). Despite its variable accuracy, TCD is increasingly used during brain death determination, and it is considered among the optional ancillary tests in several countries. Among its limitations, the need for skilled operators with appropriate knowledge of typical CCA patterns and the lack of adequate acoustic bone windows for intracranial arteries assessment are critical. The purpose of this review is to describe how to evaluate cerebral circulatory arrest in the intensive care unit with TCD and transcranial duplex color-coded doppler (TCCD).
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)979-992
Numero di pagine14
RivistaJournal of Ultrasound in Medicine
Volume43
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2024

Keywords

  • ICU
  • brain death
  • transcranial Doppler
  • intracranial hypertension
  • organ donation
  • cerebral circulatory arrest

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