Rapid Onset Acute Epiglottitis Leading to Negative Pressure Pulmonary Edema
Pulmonary edema is a potentially life-threatening complication of acute airway obstruction. It develops rapidly, without warning, in young healthy individuals. Two forms of post-obstructive pulmonary edema (POPE) (also known as negative pressure pulmonary edema, NPPE) have been identified. POPE I fo...
| Published in: | Indian Journal of Anaesthesia |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2007-01-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2007;volume=51;issue=5;spage=429;epage=429;aulast=Saraswat |