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¶ Department of Anesthesiology
* Pediatric Pulmonary Unit, HaEmek Medical Center, Afula, Israel
Department of Anesthesiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
We report here a case of a 3-week-old infant with a lung disease of unknown origin who underwent diagnostic fiber-optic bronchoscopy. During the procedure, she developed unilateral pulmonary edema. Factors that contributed to this complication are discussed along with means to reduce its occurrence.
Key Words: infant pulmonary edema bronchoscopy
Abbreviations: NPPE, negative-pressure pulmonary edema