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Negative pressure pulmonary oedema after cryotherapy for tracheal obstruction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 August 2006

S. Gupta
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Duckworth Lane, Bradford, BD9 6RJ, UK
J. Richardson
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Duckworth Lane, Bradford, BD9 6RJ, UK
M. Pugh
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Duckworth Lane, Bradford, BD9 6RJ, UK
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Abstract

We report a patient who suffered negative pressure pulmonary oedema because of tracheal obstruction after cryotherapy to granulation tissue in the trachea. The pathophysiology and clinical course of negative pressure pulmonary oedema is described. Though there are reports of negative pressure pulmonary oedema after airway obstruction, to our knowledge this is the first case reported after cryotherapy.

Type
Clinical Letter
Copyright
2001 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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