2012
DOI: 10.4097/kjae.2012.62.4.387
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Acute pulmonary edema secondary to upper airway obstruction by bilateral vocal cord paralysis after total thyroidectomy -A case report-

Abstract: This paper reports the case of a 65-year-old woman with a history of mild arterial hypertension who presented with acute pulmonary edema immediately after a total thyroidectomy. The edema was found to have been caused by an acute upper airway obstruction secondary to bilateral vocal cord paralysis. Her pulmonary edema resolved with treatment including reintubation, mechanical ventilation with positive end-expiratory pressure, diuretics, morphine, and fluid restriction. This report discusses the possible pathog… Show more

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“…But in this case bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy was a cause for negative pressure pulmonary oedema where as in our case it resulted from severe supraglotic airway oedema [11].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 44%
“…But in this case bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy was a cause for negative pressure pulmonary oedema where as in our case it resulted from severe supraglotic airway oedema [11].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 44%
“…[15] An interesting point need to be mentioned in our case. The diagnosis of NPPE was missed in the early post-operative period, and therefore, the clinical status of the patient deteriorated with time.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…No hay intervención demostrada que prevenga el EPPN, pero se ha planteado el beneficio de algunas medidas dirigidas a evitar las causas, como la irritación de la laringe (2), el uso de relajante muscular intra-operatorio, lidocaína tópica o inhalada, el despeje de secreciones en la vía aérea, el uso profilác-tico de esteroides (13), la utilización de C-PAP en pacientes de alto riesgo (14) y, como en el caso expuesto, la identificación y preservación del nervio laríngeo recurrente por el cirujano con monitorización por electromiografía de estimulación laríngea (1,6).…”
Section: Figura 2 Fotos a Y B: Parálisis De Cuerdas Vocales Bilateraunclassified
“…Ocurre generalmente en el postquirúrgico inmediato de los pacientes que cursan con alguna de estas condiciones (1). Se ha informado una incidencia entre el 0,05% al 0,1% de todas las prácticas anestésicas y hasta del 11% de todos los pacientes que requieren una intervención activa para el manejo de obstrucciones de la vía aérea (2).…”
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