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Intensive care medicine · May 2000
Case ReportsDialysis disequilibrium syndrome: an unusual cause of respiratory failure in the medical intensive care unit.
- V DiFresco, M Landman, B L Jaber, and A C White.
- Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Tupper Research Institute, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
- Intensive Care Med. 2000 May 1; 26 (5): 628-30.
AbstractWe describe a case of the dialysis disequilibrium syndrome (DDS) that was marked by the rapid onset of cerebral edema and the subsequent development of acute respiratory failure. The patient was treated successfully with a combination of mechanical hyperventilation and mannitol. The clinical presentation, pathogenesis, prevention and treatment of the entity are discussed.
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