Zhongguo Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue
February 2004
Objective: To investigate the role of apoptosis of pulmonary cells in aspiration induced lung injury in patients with severe brain injury with or without aspiration-induced lung injury.
Methods: The Glasgow scale (GCS) of 11 dead patients with severe closed brain injury was 3-8. There 11 cases were divided into aspiration-induced lung injury (AILI) and non-aspiration-induced lung injury (NAILI) groups.