Aspiration Pneumonitis Causing Respiratory Collapse in a Pregnant Patient Not in Labor
| Autor: | Samantha Green, Amit K Bhavsar, Katie L Westerfield |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Pregnancy
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry Pregnant patient Obstetrics and Gynecology Aspiration Pneumonitis Obstetric anesthesia medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences Pneumonia 0302 clinical medicine Anesthesia medicine Gestation 030212 general & internal medicine medicine.symptom Respiratory system business reproductive and urinary physiology Collapse (medical) |
| Zdroj: | Obstetrics & Gynecology. 134:692-694 |
| ISSN: | 0029-7844 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/aog.0000000000003486 |
| Popis: | Background Aspiration is a known risk of obstetric anesthesia; however; it has not been previously described outside of active labor or the setting of anesthesia. Case We present the case of a 31-year-old patient with a twin gestation at 33 weeks of gestation, not in labor, with clinically silent aspiration leading to aspiration pneumonitis and respiratory collapse requiring endotracheal intubation and transport to a pulmonary critical care service. After 4 days, she was extubated and eventually underwent a cesarean delivery at 37 weeks of gestation with no long-term pulmonary sequelae. Conclusion Clinicians should consider aspiration pneumonitis in the gravid patient who develops acute shortness of breath, even in the absence of active labor or receipt of anesthesia. |
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