Maternal brain death during pregnancy.

Authors :: Vives A
Carmona F
Zabala E
Fernández C
Cararach V
Iglesias X
Source :: International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics [Int J Gynaecol Obstet] 1996 Jan; Vol. 52 (1), pp. 67-9.
Publication Year :: 1996
Abstract: A case of a 36-year-old woman diagnosed brain dead secondary to pneumococcal meningitis at 27 weeks of gestation is presented. In spite of aggressive therapy, supportive intensive care was possible for only 36 h. Signs of fetal distress appeared and a cesarean section was performed. The complexity of supportive care and its ethical implications are discussed.

Subjects :: Adult
Female
Humans
Life Support Care
Meningitis, Pneumococcal cerebrospinal fluid
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome
Brain Death cerebrospinal fluid
Meningitis, Pneumococcal complications
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious cerebrospinal fluid

Language :: English
ISSN :: 0020-7292
Volume :: 52
Issue :: 1
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 8620992
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-7292(95)02535-9