Negative pressure pulmonary oedema secondary to airway obstruction in an intubated infant
- 1 September 1988
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
- Vol. 35 (5) , 507-510
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03026901
Abstract
We report the case of a healthy one-month-old male infant who underwent an uneventful endotracheal anaesthetic for hernia repair. During transport to the recovery room (a < 30 second trip), the endotracheal tube in the spontaneously breathing infant became obstructed, possibly due to impaction of the tip in the right main bronchus. Restoration of the airway was followed by fulminant pulmonary oedema. Several days of vigorous respiratory and pharmacologic therapy were required for resolution of the infant’s respiratory distress. We review other reported cases of acute airway obstruction associated with pulmonary oedema in children and briefly describe the proposed mechanisms. The difficulties of gauging proper endotracheal tube depth in the infantare noted. This case report demonstrates the importance of continuous monitoring during patient transport to the recovery room. On rapporte le cas ďun enfant mâle âgé ďun mois en bonne santé ayant subi une herniorraphie sous anesthésie générale par voie endotrachéale. Durant le transport à la salle de réveil (un transport < à 30 secondes), le tube endotrachéal fut obstrué alors que ľenfant était en respiration spontanée possiblement après enfoncement du bout du tube endotrachéal dans la bronche souche droite. La correction de la situation fut suivie par un oedème pulmonaire fulminant. Plusieurs jours de traitement respiratoire et pharmacologique ont été requis afin de corriger la détresse respiratoire de ľenfant. On revoit les histoires de cas ďune obstruction aiguë des voies aériennes associée avec ľoedème pulmonaire chez les enfants et on décrit brièvement les mécanismes proposés. Les difficultés de juger ta profondeur appropriée du tube endotrachéal chez ľenfant sont notées. Cette histoire de cas démontre ľimportance ďune surveillance continue lors du transport du patient en salle de réveil.Keywords
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