A Case of Anesthetic Management for Moderate Tetanus. |
Ji Heul Lee, Sun Woo Park, Kyoo Hyun Hwang |
Department of Anesthesiology, Korean Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Korea. |
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Abstract |
Pulmonary edema is a recognized comphcation of acute airway obstruction. When pulmonary edema occurs, it usually follows relief of obstruction and is likely to be of noncardiogenic origin. We present a case of noncanhogenic pulmonary edema that occured in a ncy woman who was transfered to our hospital, because of endotracheal intubation failure and unrelieved bronchospasm, during general anesthesia for Cesarian section. |
Key Words:
Pulmonary edema; Airway obstruction |
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