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Burcu Baran Ketencioğlu1, Meliha Hastekkeşin1, Nur Aleyna Yetkin1
1Department of Chest Diseases, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Türkiye.
Abstract:
Sevoflurane is a commonly used inhalational anesthetic agent for inducing and maintaining general anesthesia. However, it has been associated with a rare but serious pulmonary condition known as diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH). DAH is characterized by decreased hemoglobin levels, diffuse pulmonary infiltration, and respiratory failure with hypoxemia. We present a case of DAH in a healthy young adult who experienced this condition following general anesthesia with inhaled sevoflurane during an uncomplicated orthopedic procedure. Notably, there were no other risk factors or known causes that could account for the development of DAH in this patient.
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