| Acute Postoperative Unilateral Pulmonary Edema. |
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Hye Won Lee, Hae Ja Lim, Seong Ho Chang, Jung Soon Shin |
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Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea. |
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| Abstract |
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There are many predisposing factors for acute pulmonary edema, namely, left ventricular failure due to cardiac disease or fluid overloading, hypoalbuminemia, pulmonary capillary endothelial damage from bacterial toxins or irritant gases, rare central nervous system injuries pulmonary hyersensitivity reactions, etc. Acute pulmonary edema following operations is a rare complication especially in a patient whose preoperative cardiopulmonary status was within normal limits. We present a case of unilateral pulmonary edema immediately following operation in a 46 year old male patient who had a modified pull-through operation due to tongue cancer and who had no evidence of preoperative cardiopulmonary disorders. The edema was relieved after 9 hours with intensive care of pulmonary edema such as IPPB with Omorphine, diuretics, corticosteroid, asemi-sitting position and frequent tracheal suction. |
| Key Words:
Pulmonary edema; Unilateral |
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