Korean J Obstet Gynecol.  2003 Oct;46(10):2088-2091.

A Case of Normal Vaginal Delivery in the Pregnant Woman after Treatment of Pulmonary Edema During Dextran Therapy of the Sudden Deafness

• Mun ST
• Lee HH
• Kim TH
• Koo DH
• Lee KH
• Shim YK
• Nam KH
• Cha SH
• Cho IS
• Lee IS

Abstract

Dextran of a low molecular weight (dextran 40) is frequently used to improve regional perfusion after surgery in spite of the potentially serious complications such as noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, oliguric renal failure, and coagulopathy that have been widely reported. Dextran is used to improve cochlear microcirculation in sudden deafness of vascular origin, but the frequency of complications is rarely reported in the field of otolaryngology. We reviewed the literature of a case we experienced in which a pregnant woman, after recovering from pulmonary edema caused by treatment for sudden deafness with dextran, had a successful vaginal delivery.

Keyword

Sudden deafness; Dextran; Pulmonary edema; Pregnant woman

MeSH Terms

Dextrans*
Female
Hearing Loss, Sudden*
Humans
Microcirculation
Molecular Weight
Otolaryngology
Perfusion
Pregnant Women*
Pulmonary Edema*
Renal Insufficiency
Dextrans