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An unexpected ending: brain death following acute severe asthma

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dc.contributor.authorGalluccio, S.
dc.contributor.authorRai, S.
dc.contributor.authorSharley, P.
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractA 56-year-old woman presented to our hospital with acute severe asthma. As a consequence of severe refractory airflow limitation, moderate hypercapnia ensued for several days. Unexpectedly, the patient died as a result of brain stem herniation, in the absence of hypoxaemia, arterial hypotension or an intracranial mass lesion. We discuss the mechanisms that may have precipitated severe intracranial hypertension resulting in brain death, and the possible methods to detect and avoid such a devastating consequence.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilitySteven T Galluccio, Sumeet Rai and Peter Sharley
dc.identifier.citationCritical Care and Resuscitation, 2008; 10(3):235-238
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/s1441-2772(23)01025-6
dc.identifier.issn1441-2772
dc.identifier.issn2652-9335
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/54757
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAustralasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine
dc.source.urihttp://www.cicm.org.au/journal/2008/september/ccr_10_3_010908_235_Galluccio.pdf
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectStatus Asthmaticus
dc.subjectBrain Edema
dc.subjectIntracranial Hypertension
dc.subjectFatal Outcome
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectFemale
dc.titleAn unexpected ending: brain death following acute severe asthma
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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