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Fatal collapse due to autonomic dysreflexia during manual self-evacuation of
bowel in a tetraplegic patient living alone: lessons to learn
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Vaidyanathan S
; Soni BM
; Mansour P
; Oo T
Int Med Case Rep J
2017[]; 10
(ä): 361-365
PMID29138603
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BACKGROUND: To identify areas for improvement, the National Health Service in
England mandates the review of case reports of patients who have died, which
should be translated into improved care for other patients. CASE REPORT: A
49-year-old Caucasian man sustained C-7 tetraplegia in a motorcycle accident in
1992. In 2009, he developed seizures and collapsed in the lavatory on a number of
occasions during manual self-evacuation of his bowel. A 24-hour electrocardiogram
recording at that time showed sinus rhythm with a maximum heart rate of 97 and a
minimum of 39 beats per minute; there were no significant arrhythmias that could
have contributed to his episodes of collapse. In 2015, the patient again
collapsed while performing manual evacuation of his bowel; on this occasion, he
did not suffer a seizure. He was found unresponsive in the bathroom by his
daughter, who contacted the emergency services. He recovered consciousness on
arrival at the Accident and Emergency Department. A noncontrast computed
tomography scan of his head revealed no acute intracranial pathology. In 2016, he
suffered a fatal collapse in the lavatory, again while performing manual bowel
evacuation. At autopsy, no other significant disease was found that might have
caused death, and given the clinical history, the cause of death was recorded as
autonomic dysreflexia. CONCLUSION: There were delays in 1) recognizing that his
episodes of collapse in the lavatory were due to autonomic dysreflexia induced by
manual bowel evacuation; 2) recommending the prior application of topical 2%
lidocaine jelly to prevent or limit autonomic dysreflexia occurring during manual
bowel evacuation; and 3) considering alternative bowel management such as
stimulant laxatives, transanal irrigation, or colostomy, which could have
prevented the occurrence of autonomic dysreflexia caused by manual evacuation.