Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema Related to Airway Obstruction
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology, Lee-Rha General Hospital, Cheongju, Korea.
Abstract
- Pulmonary edema is a recognized comphcation of acute airway obstruction. When pulmonary edema occurs, it usually follows relief of obstruction and is likely to be of noncardiogenic origin. We present a case of noncanhogenic pulmonary edema that occured in a ncy woman who was transfered to our hospital, because of endotracheal intubation failure and unrelieved bronchospasm, during general anesthesia for Cesarian section.