This article describes pulmonary edema in two young, physically healthy individuals following routine intensive dental treatment under general anesthesia. The etiology, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment are discussed. This paper demonstrates that young, healthy patients may develop pulmonary edema in the perianesthesia period or even during anesthesia itself. Obstructive events, which occur especially in the post extubation period, may trigger this condition, as may other well-known phenomena. Early diagnosis and intensive treatment are mandatory in order to effectively resolve the situation.
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Clin Transplant
January 2025
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Introduction: Preclinically, 24-hour continuous Ex-Situ Lung Perfusion (ESLP) is the longest duration achieved in large animal models and rejected human lungs. Here, we present our 36-hour Negative Pressure Ventilation (NPV)-ESLP protocol applied to porcine and rejected human lungs.
Methods: Five sets of donor domestic pig lungs (45-55 kg) underwent 36-hour NPV-ESLP.
Radiol Bras
January 2025
Escola de Medicina - Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF), Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil.
Objective: To identify and analyze the main findings on computed tomography (CT) scans ordered in the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital.
Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study conducted through analysis of CT scans of the head, chest, and abdomen of all patients admitted to the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital over a period of four months.
Results: Among a sample of 331 patients, pathological radiological findings were observed in 59.
A 65-year-old patient was admitted to the Institute with complaints of shortness of breath, palpitation, and limb edema. Comorbidities were type 2 diabetes mellitus, gout, obesity. Echo: left ventricular ejection fraction 22%, left ventricular aneurysm (LVA), floating thrombus 5.
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January 2025
Department of Medicine, Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Clinical Simulation Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive heart failure (CHF), and acute pulmonary edema (APE) are serious illnesses that often require acute care from prehospital emergency medical services (EMSs). These respiratory diseases that cause acute respiratory failure (ARF) are one of the main reasons for hospitalization and death, generating high health care costs. The prevalence of the main respiratory diseases treated in a prehospital environment in the prepandemic period and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain is unknown.
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January 2025
Samsun University, Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiology, Samsun, Turkey.
Objective: In the context of acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema (ACPE), a frequently encountered medical emergency associated with high early mortality rates, there is a need to predict short-term outcomes for risk stratification.Our aim was to derive and validate a model, a simple clinical scoring system using baseline vital signs, clinical and presenting characteristics, and readily available laboratory tests, that allows accurate prediction of short-term mortality in individuals experiencing ACPE.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 1088 patients with ACPE from six health centers.
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