Upper airway obstruction due to inhalation of a tracheal T-tube resulting in pulmonary edema.
Acute upper airway obstruction may present with pulmonary edema. Following is a report of pulmonary edema secondary to acute upper airway obstruction due to inhalation of a Montgomery tracheal T-tube. The principal factor causing pulmonary edema is the generation of large negative transpulmonary pressures. This may be enhanced by changes in the cardiovascular function due to the Müller maneuver.
Zulueta
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Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Luke's Hospital, Cleveland 44104.
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D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014132:Trachea