Hemodynamic Changes After Terminal Extubation
RK.MD
JULY 10, 2023
Removing an endotracheal tube and ventilator support from a patient nearing the end of life (“terminal extubation”) is a decision reached by family members/decision-makers with the support of ICU staff and/or organ procurement organizations for organ donation after circulatory death (DCD). The body’s response to dying generates some common hemodynamic changes.
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