@article{ref1,
title="Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema following accidental near-hanging",
journal="Heart and lung",
year="2007",
author="Trujillo, Maximo H. and Fragachan, Carlos F. and Tortoledo, Francisco",
volume="36",
number="5",
pages="364-366",
abstract="A 79 year-old woman was admitted to our institution unconscious with pulmonary edema. She had been trapped by the neck in the electric sliding gate of her own home garage. A pulmonary artery catheter was inserted through the right internal jugular vein and her hemodynamic profile and chest x ray revealed a non cardiogenic pulmonary edema. Intensive care management consisted of assisted/controlled ventilatory support with low grade of PEEP (6 cm H2O) and loop diuretics. Three days later, the chest x-ray showed resolution of the pulmonary edema and she made a full recovery. Near-hanging due to neck compression can be a life-threatening cause of non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema, and should be included in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary edema.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0147-9563",
doi="10.1016/j.hrtlng.2006.10.005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2006.10.005"
}