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Nutrición Hospitalaria
versão On-line ISSN 1699-5198versão impressa ISSN 0212-1611
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HURTADO TORRES, G. F.; ZARAZUA JUAREZ, M.; SANDOVAL MUNRO, R., L. e MENDOZA HUERTA, M.. Nutritional support in a pregnant woman with brain death: Case report and literature review. Nutr. Hosp. [online]. 2007, vol.22, n.4, pp.503-506. ISSN 1699-5198.
The occurence of brain death represents a catastrophic entity althoug infrequent. The aim to continue medical management are focused in a double purpose: to preserve intrauterine product's life and fetal maduration until delivery and to consider the mother as a potential organ donor. Ethical considerations together with gestational age, product well being and relatives' wishes are cardinal for continuing medical support. Modern critical care units allow to obtain favourable results, supported in scientifical reports that describe successful outcomes. Nutritional aspects plays a cardinal role in the medical management, allowing to preserve mother's organs viability and also to preserve product's intrauterine growth and development.
Palavras-chave : Nutritional support; Pregnancy; Brain death.