title: Unilateral negative-pressure pulmonary edema in an infant during bronchoscopy.
abstract: We report here a case of a 3-week-old infant with a lung disease of unknown origin who underwent diagnostic fiber-optic bronchoscopy. During the procedure, she developed unilateral pulmonary edema. Factors that contributed to this complication are discussed along with means to reduce its occurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, HaEmek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.
authors.forename: Shai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hannania
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barak
authors.forename: Yeshayahu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katz
mesh_terms: D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D055100:Optical Fibers; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology*