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Byung Ik Rhee 1 Article
Acute Pulmonary Edema Associated with Upper Airway Obstruction after Endotracheal Extubation: A case report
Wha Ja Kang, Byung Ik Rhee, Keon Sik Kim, Ok Young Shin
Korean J Crit Care Med. 1998;13(1):105-108.
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Pulmonary edema is a recognized complication of acute airway obstruction, laryngospasm, especially after endotracheal extubation. It usually follows relief of the obstruction and is likely to be of noncardiogenic origin. The mechanism by which an upper airway obstruction causes pulmonary edema is likely due to the combination of the increased reduction of intrapulmonary pressure, increased capillary permeability and hypoxia. We present a case of pulmonary edema that occurred in an adult patient after upper airway obstruction following extubation of the trachea.

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