TY  - JOUR
TI  - A Rare Cause of Respiratory Failure: Negative
Pressure Pulmonary Edema
AB  - We report here on the successful management of a
patient who developed dyspnea after an elective
arthroscopic procedure and who was diagnosed with
Negative Pressure Pulmonary Edema (NPPE). A 29-
year-old male patient with no known medical history
was admitted to our hospital due to a rotator cuff tear
sustained during a military operation. An arthroscopic
procedure under general anesthesia was performed;
however, the patient developed dyspnea 2 hours after
extubation. He was desaturated, tachypneic and
began to produce frothy pink sputum. Pulmonary
computed-tomography angiography revealed widespread
ground-glass opacities in both lungs suggesting
non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema without acute
pulmonary thromboembolism. The patient was thus
diagnosed with NPPE and treated with non-invasive
mechanical ventilation, intravenous furosemide and
inhaled short-acting beta-agonists. Significant recovery
was observed in a couple of days, and the patient
discharged after his respiratory symptoms abated.
NPPE should immediately be suspected in individuals
who develop respiratory failure following extubation,
as it can be life threatening.
AU  - Sayınalp, Başak
AU  - Uyaroğlu, Oğuz Abdullah
DO  - 10.5505/respircase.2022.56823
PY  - 2022
JO  - Respiratory Case Reports
VL  - 11
IS  - 2
SN  - 2147-2475
SP  - 69
EP  - 72
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/534828
ER  -