title: Negative-pressure pulmonary oedema in a patient undergoing shoulder arthroscopy.
abstract: An 18-year-old ASA-I patient who underwent elective left shoulder arthroscopy developed severe airway obstruction post-extubation due to fluid extravasation from the shoulder joint into the neck and airway tissue. Re-intubation for relief of obstruction resulted in negative-pressure pulmonary oedema. The patient was electively ventilated in the intensive care unit and recovered uneventfully. A high index of suspicion along with monitoring of neck circumference can prevent this kind of complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Safdarjung Hospital and Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Anoop Raj
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Gogia
authors.forename: Jeetendra
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bajaj
authors.forename: Ameeta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sahni
authors.forename: Deepti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saigal