Negative pressure pulmonary edema in the prone position: a case report.
Acute airway obstruction can result in life - threatening pulmonary edema. It can develop rapidly, without warning, in otherwise healthy patients. Negative pressure pulmonary edema has been described after acute airway obstruction in situations when a patient is breathing against an obstructed airway such as croup, epiglottitis or laryngospasm. In the following case, we observed a rare occurrence of pulmonary edema in a female following sedation in the prone position.
Omar
Hesham
H
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cairo University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, Visiting Scholar at Tampa General Hospital, Florida Gulf to Bay Anesthesiology Associates, PA, Tampa, Florida, USA. hesham_engy2008@yahoo.com
Kolla
Jaya
J
Anand
Amrat
A
Nel
Willem
W
Mangar
Devanand
D
Camporesi
Enrico
E