Negative-pressure pulmonary edema is a postextubation condition that is potentially dangerous if not recognized and treated promptly. We found the prevalence of NPPE at our hospital to be low and not ...

A 50-year-old woman had experienced 6 months of mild shortness of breath and noise while breathing. She was obese with a body mass index of 32. Her primary care physician found a neck mass; results of ...

Pulmonary edema is a buildup of fluid in your lungs. That can make it hard for you to breathe. When you take a breath, your lungs should fill with air. If you have pulmonary edema, they fill with ...

Pulmonary edema results from a persistent imbalance between forces that drive water into the air space and the physiologic mechanisms that remove it. Among the latter, the absorption of liquid driven ...

Edema refers to swelling due to fluid buildup in bodily tissues. It is common in the skin but can affect the brain, lungs, and other organs. There are different causes and types of edema. For example, ...

OBJECTIVE: Multiple gestations are known to be at increased risk for pulmonary edema. Our objective was to characterize this morbidity in a cohort of triplet pregnancies. CONCLUSIONS: Pulmonary edema ...

Fourteen patients (11 male, 3 female) with NPPE involving 11 different surgical procedures were identified over the 15-year period (Table). A total of 16,653 similar procedures were done during this ...

Pulmonary edema is a serious condition that occurs when the lungs fill with fluid. This prevents the body from gaining the oxygen it needs. It is typically caused by another condition, such as heart ...