Acute uvular edema after regional anesthesia.
Acute edema of the uvula may cause respiratory distress and is known to be a rare complication of general anesthesia. This is the first report of acute uvular edema presenting immediately after a regional anesthetic.
Neustein
Steven M
SM
Department of Anesthesiology, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA. steve.neustein@msnyuhealth.org
D000208:Acute Disease; D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014609:Uvula