The treatment of severe pulmonary edema induced by beta adrenergic agonist tocolytic therapy with continuous positive airway pressure delivered by face mask.
We report the case of a pregnant patient who developed severe pulmonary edema secondary to beta-adrenergic agonist tocolytic therapy (salbutamol) and was successfully treated with mask-delivered continuous positive airway pressure ventilation.
de La Chapelle
Arnaud
A
Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation Ouest, Service de Gynéco-Obstétrique. CHU Archet 2, 151 route St Antoine Ginestiere, BP3079, 06202 Nice Cedex 3, France. anesthesiologie@chu-nice.fr
Benoit
Stephane
S
Bouregba
Mohamed
M
Durand-Reville
Marc
M
Raucoules-Aimé
Marc
M
D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000328:Adult; D000420:Albuterol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D011247:Pregnancy; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy*; D015149:Tocolytic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*
D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D015149:Tocolytic Agents; D000420:Albuterol