Mechanical Ventilation for Comatose Patients with Inoperative Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Possible Futility of Treatment

Toru Fukuhara; Mizuho Aoi; Yoichiro Namba

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0103531

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Mechanical Ventilation for Comatose Patients with Inoperative Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Possible Futility of Treatment

Toru Fukuhara ,

* E-mail: torufk@ninus.ocn.ne.jp

Affiliation Department of Neurological Surgery, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center, Okayama, Japan
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Mizuho Aoi,

Affiliation Department of Neurological Surgery, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center, Okayama, Japan
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Yoichiro Namba

Affiliation Department of Neurological Surgery, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center, Okayama, Japan
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Mechanical Ventilation for Comatose Patients with Inoperative Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Possible Futility of Treatment

Toru Fukuhara,
Mizuho Aoi,
Yoichiro Namba

Published: July 25, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103531

About the Authors

Toru Fukuhara

* E-mail: torufk@ninus.ocn.ne.jp

Affiliation Department of Neurological Surgery, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center, Okayama, Japan

Mizuho Aoi

Affiliation Department of Neurological Surgery, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center, Okayama, Japan

Yoichiro Namba

Affiliation Department of Neurological Surgery, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center, Okayama, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TF MA YN. Performed the experiments: TF. Analyzed the data: TF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TF MA YN. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: TF.

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