La bella durmiente del Hospital Vargas… Elogio al enigma del estado vegetativo permanente

Authors

  • Dr. Rafael Muci-Mendoza

Keywords:

Coma, Hospital Vargas de Caracas, Accidente anestésico, Hipoxia, Estado vegetativo permanente, Anesthetic accident, Permanent vegetative state.

Abstract

Se presenta el caso de una paciente de 24 años de edad
que a raíz de un accidente anestésico desarrolló un estado
vegetativo permanente que la mantuvo viva y hospitalizada
durante un lapso de treinta años. Las vicisitudes en torno
a la causa del daño cerebral y su larga permanencia
hospitalaria destacan su drama y el de su familia y se
utiliza para actualizar facetas del tema.

Palabras clave: Coma; Hospital Vargas de Caracas;
Accidente anestésico; Hipoxia; Estado vegetativo
permanente.

SUMMARY
The case of a 24-year-old who developed a permanent
vegetative state, which kept it alive and hospitalized for a
period of thirty years following an anesthetic accident and
the vicissitudes surrounding the cause of brain damage
and his long hospital stay shows his personal and family´s
drama and is used to update aspects of the subject.

Key words: Coma; Hospital Vargas de Caracas;
Anesthetic accident; Hipoxia; Permanent vegetative state.

How to Cite

Muci-Mendoza, D. R. (2020). La bella durmiente del Hospital Vargas… Elogio al enigma del estado vegetativo permanente. Gaceta Médica De Caracas, 122(4), 298–303. Retrieved from https://saber.ucv.ve/ojs/index.php/rev_gmc/article/view/17693

Issue

Section

PERLA DE OBSERVACIÓN CLÍNICA

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