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Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence of neurogenic pulmonary edema is approximately 2000 to 42900 per 100,000 individuals in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage.[1]
- The incidence of neurogenic pulmonary edema is approximately 20000 per 100,000 individuals in patients with traumatic brain injury.[2]
Prevalence
Case-fatality rate/Mortality rate
- Patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage who develop neurogenic pulmonary edema have a higher mortality rate, nearing 10%
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References
- ↑ Fontes RB, Aguiar PH, Zanetti MV, Andrade F, Mandel M, Teixeira MJ (April 2003). "Acute neurogenic pulmonary edema: case reports and literature review". J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 15 (2): 144–50. PMID 12658001.
- ↑ Bratton SL, Davis RL (April 1997). "Acute lung injury in isolated traumatic brain injury". Neurosurgery. 40 (4): 707–12, discussion 712. PMID 9092843.