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Apnea test is the "sine qua non" test done for confirmation & certification of brain death, thus the patient is prepared for organ donation afterward.

Certain prerequisites to be met before doing this test are :
1) Presence of sever irreversible brain damage due to an identifiable cause.
2) Absence of any treatable confounding clinical conditions.
3) Absence of brain stem reflexes.

Once all these criteria (1,2 & 3) are met, then only Apnea test is done to confirm brain death, as demonstrated in the video.

For further information on the Apnea test, please go through the link
https://isccm.org/pdf/Management_of_P...

Disclaimer:
This video is only for educational purposes. The procedure should be attempted only by trained medical professionals under expert supervision. Patient's/Relative's consent was obtained prior to filming this video.

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