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

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...

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Autores principales: Vandse, Rashmi, Kothari, Deven S, Tripathi, Ravi S, Lopez, Luis, Stawicki, Stanislaw P A, Papadimos, Thomas J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3401823/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22837897
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5151.97275