Citation

Sinha A, Sivanandan S, Ramesh P, Lodha R, Kabra SK. Indian J. Pediatr. 2008; 75(10): 1075-1077.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, K C Chaudhuri Foundation and All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Publisher Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s12098-008-0091-9

PMID

18568437

Abstract

Postobstructive pulmonary edema occurs rarely in children. We describe here a child who attempted suicide by hanging and developed postobstructive pulmonary edema and was successfully managed. There was a rapid response to management with morphine and supportive care, enabling extubation by 30 hours of ventilatory support. The case highlights an unusual cause of postobstructive pulmonary edema.

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