NEGATIVE-PRESSURE PULMONARY EDEMA FOLLOWING UPPER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
Background The laryngeal tube is a supraglottic airway device used to secure airway during general anesthesia. Negative-pressure pulmonary edema is a complication due to obstruction of upper airway when the patient attempts to breath against the closed glottis. The prevalence is very low (up to 0...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Slovenian Medical Association
2009-09-01
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| Series: | Zdravniški Vestnik |
| Online Access: | http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/378 |