Acute pulmonary oedema. A complication of upper airway obstruction.
A case of postoperative laryngeal spasm is presented in which severe pulmonary oedema developed after the laryngeal spasm was relieved. The management is discussed and some suggestions for prevention of pulmonary oedema in similar circumstances made. The pathophysiology of pulmonary oedema after acute upper airway obstruction is described.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007826:Laryngismus / Q000150:complications*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology*