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November 1, 1995

Neurogenic Pulmonary Edema in Fatal and Nonfatal Head Injuries

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Population

Patients with fatal and nonfatal head injuries from a large autopsy database and inpatient head injury…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

Up to 96 hours post-injury

Authors

FRFrederick B. RogersRegions HospitalSSSteven R. ShackfordScripps Mercy HospitalGTGino T. TrevisaniUniversity of Vermont Medical Center

Discussion

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Implication

NPE occurs frequently and early after severe head injury; cohort data leave open causal mechanisms and management implications for survivors.

Structured PICO

P
Population
Patients with fatal and nonfatal head injuries from a large autopsy database and inpatient head injury database.
C
Comparator
Patients dying from other noncentral nervous system injuries.
O
Outcome
Incidence of neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE) and lung weights.surrogate

Neurogenic pulmonary edema is a frequent and early complication in patients with severe head injuries, isolated to the lung.

Cite This Study

Rogers et al. (1995) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8ba58890fae8fd47e986c7https://doi.org/10.1097/00005373-199511000-00009
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