Prone positioning to treat acute severe pulmonary edema in the post-cardiac surgical patient: A case report

Pavan Atluri; Patrick J. Neligan; Michael A. Acker; Dean L. Bensall; Jiri Horak

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Prone positioning to treat acute severe pulmonary edema in the post-cardiac surgical patient: A case report

Pavan Atluri, Patrick J. Neligan, Michael A. Acker, Dean L. Bensall, Jiri Horak

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

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Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema can be fatal without adequate resuscitation. We report, for the first time, the use of prone positioning in the immediate post-cardiac surgical period to treat a patient with profound hypoxemia secondary to massive (noncardiogenic) pulmonary edema. Prone positioning corrects ventilation-perfusion mismatch and allows gravity-dependent drainage of capillary leak-mediated endobronchial pulmonary fluid.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	276-278
Number of pages	3
Journal	Heart Surgery Forum
Volume	9
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1532/HSF98.20061011
Publication status	Published - 2006
Externally published	Yes

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