Negative Pressure Pulmonary Edema Associated with Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery

We report a very rare case of negative pressure pulmonary edema (NPPE) that occurred immediately after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). The patient was a 25-year-old man who sustained a facet fracture-dislocation of C5 during a traffic accident. After ACDF, he developed NPPE and neede...

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Autores principales: Shigematsu, Hideki, Yoneda, Masana, Tanaka, Yasuhito
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Spine Surgery 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4278990/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25558327
http://dx.doi.org/10.4184/asj.2014.8.6.827
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Sumario:We report a very rare case of negative pressure pulmonary edema (NPPE) that occurred immediately after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). The patient was a 25-year-old man who sustained a facet fracture-dislocation of C5 during a traffic accident. After ACDF, he developed NPPE and needed mechanical ventilation. Fortunately, he recovered fully within 24 hours. NPPE is a rare postoperative complication that may occur after cervical spine surgery. The aims of this report are to present information regarding the diagnosis and emergent treatment of NPPE, and to review the previous literature regarding this serious complication.

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