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Protein concentration in pulmonary oedema fluid for negative pressure pulmonary oedema in children
Author(s) -
Devys J.M.,
Cadi P.,
Nivoche Y.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2000.00484.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary oedema , pulmonary edema , cardiology , anesthesia , lung
Summary We report a case of acute pulmonary oedema following upper airway obstruction in a 1‐year‐old patient. We discuss the pathophysiology of this infrequent complication of upper airway obstruction and the interest of alveolar protein/blood protein ratio measurement to determine the mechanism of pulmonary oedema.