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Case Reports
. 2012 May;2(2):98-103.
doi: 10.4103/2229-5151.97275.

Negative pressure pulmonary edema with laryngeal mask airway use: Recognition, pathophysiology and treatment modalities

Rashmi Vandse  1 , Deven S Kothari, Ravi S Tripathi, Luis Lopez, Stanislaw P A Stawicki, Thomas J Papadimos
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Negative pressure pulmonary edema with laryngeal mask airway use: Recognition, pathophysiology and treatment modalities

Rashmi Vandse et al. Int J Crit Illn Inj Sci. 2012 May.

Abstract

Negative pressure pulmonary edema (NPPE) following the use of the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is an uncommon and under-reported event. We present a case of a 58-year-old male, who developed NPPE following LMA use. After biting vigorously on his LMA, the patient developed stridor upon emergence, with concurrent appearance of blood-tinged, frothy sputum and pulmonary edema. He subsequently required three days of mechanical ventilation. After discontinuation of mechanical ventilation the patient continued to require additional pulmonary support using continuous positive airway pressure, with a full facemask, to correct the persistent hypoxemia. His roentgenographic findings demonstrated an accelerated improvement with judicious administration of intravenous furosemide.

Keywords: Airway; edema; education; hypoxia; ventilation.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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Chest X-ray one hour postoperatively
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Chest X-ray six hours postoperatively
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Chest X-ray 36 hours postoperatively
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