title: Unilateral pulmonary edema during general anesthesia--report of two cases.
abstract: Unilateral presentation of pulmonary edema, though well known to occur, is an uncommon entity. Previous reviews of this subject have discussed the different etiologies, which include rapid reexpansion of collapsed lung, down lung syndrome (gravitational edema), systemic-to-pulmonary arterial shunts, heart failure, compression or occlusion of pulmonary vasculatures, obstruction of a bronchus and an acute manifestation of neuropulmonary reaction (neurogenic pulmonary edema). Occurrence of this complication during surgery, however, is even rarer. We report 2 cases of unilateral pulmonary edema occurring during general anesthesia for elective surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Veterans General Hospital-Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology*