Acute Pulmonary Edema following Failed Intubation: A Case Report.
- Author:
Youn Jung PARK
1
;
Dong Hee WOO
;
Rim Soo WON
;
Young Ryong CHOI
;
Mi Hwa CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea. mhchung20@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Laryngospasm;
Pulmonary edema
- MeSH:
Airway Obstruction;
Apnea;
Intubation*;
Laryngismus;
Obesity;
Pulmonary Edema*;
Risk Factors
- From:The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
2005;20(1):82-86
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pulmonary edema that follows upper airway obstruction may occur in a variety of clinical situations. Post anesthetic laryngospasm has been implicated as the most frequent cause of this syndrome. Risk factors for development of post laryngospasm pulmonary edema include difficult intubation; nasal, oral, or pharyngeal surgical site; and obesity with obstructive apnea. We report a case that developed acute bilateral pulmonary edema after laryngospasm induced by failed intubation.
