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Life-threatening pulmonary oedema secondary to tracheal compression
1Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, Wellington Street Campus, Box X2213 GPO, Perth, W.A. 6847.
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
|December 26, 2002
Abstract:
We present a case of negative pressure pulmonary oedema due to an overlooked cause. A 45-year-old female patient presented to the emergency department unconscious with severe pulmonary oedema. Subsequent investigations revealed a thyroid goitre causing significant tracheal compression. This case report highlights an extremely rare but potentially dangerous sequela of upper airway obstruction.