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01.04.2012 | Review

Neurogenic pulmonary edema

verfasst von: Danielle L Davison, Megan Terek, Lakhmir S Chawla

Erschienen in: Critical Care | Ausgabe 2/2012

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Neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE) is a clinical syndrome characterized by the acute onset of pulmonary edema following a significant central nervous system (CNS) insult. The etiology is thought to be a surge of catecholamines that results in cardiopulmonary dysfunction. A myriad of CNS events, including spinal cord injury, subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), traumatic brain injury (TBI), intracranial hemorrhage, status epilepticus, meningitis, and subdural hemorrhage, have been associated with this syndrome [15]. Although NPE was identified over 100 years ago, it is still underappreciated in the clinical arena. Its sporadic and relatively unpredictable nature and a lack of etiologic-specific diagnostic markers and treatment modalities may in part be responsible for its poor recognition at the bedside. In this manuscript, we will review the anatomical origin of NPE, outline the various possible pathophysiologic mechanisms responsible for its development, and propose a clinical framework for the classification of NPE. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Neurogenic pulmonary edema
verfasst von
Danielle L Davison
Megan Terek
Lakhmir S Chawla
Publikationsdatum
01.04.2012
Verlag
BioMed Central
Erschienen in
Critical Care / Ausgabe 2/2012
Elektronische ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc11226

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