Negative Pressure Pulmonary Edema
A 23yo football player had a significant episode of laryngospasm following tonsillectomy which was treated with positive pressure and lidocaine. He is now desaturating in the PACU.
- What is your diagnosis?
- What is the pathophysiology of this disorder?
- What is your treatment plan?
Assume that he maintains a saturation of 90%...what do you do? What
if he desaturates to 70%?
References: (note, all residents should have access to Anesthesiology articles online if they receive the journal. Many other journals are available with a USF account through MD Consult...just access it from the departmental home page)