Naloxone administration and laryngospasm followed by pulmonary edema.
A 50-year-old woman underwent laryngoscopy. Postoperatively she received naloxone and was extubated. She developed severe laryngospasm and one hour later pulmonary edema. Both naloxone administration and laryngospasm can provoke pulmonary edema; the pathophysiology is discussed. It is suggested that naloxone is administered with care to patients who in the preceding hours have had severe laryngospasm.
Department of Anesthesia, Central Hospital, Kristianstad, Sweden.
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007826:Laryngismus / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009270:Naloxone / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012121:Respiration, Artificial
D009270:Naloxone