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Case Report

Negative pressure pulmonary edema after nasal fracture reduction in an obese female patient: a case report

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Pages 169-171 | Published online: 19 Aug 2015

Figures & data

Figure 1 Ten minutes after re-intubation chest X-ray showed diffuse interstitial and alveolar infiltrates in bilateral centralized areas (white arrows).

Figure 1 Ten minutes after re-intubation chest X-ray showed diffuse interstitial and alveolar infiltrates in bilateral centralized areas (white arrows).

Figure 2 Chest computed tomography scan at the first postoperative day revealed interlobular septal wall thickening and patchy ground glass opacity in the bilateral upper lungs, consistent with NPPE (white arrows).

Abbreviation: NPPE, negative pressure pulmonary edema.
Figure 2 Chest computed tomography scan at the first postoperative day revealed interlobular septal wall thickening and patchy ground glass opacity in the bilateral upper lungs, consistent with NPPE (white arrows).

Figure 3 Plain chest X-ray at the third postoperative day showed the resolution of pulmonary edema.

Figure 3 Plain chest X-ray at the third postoperative day showed the resolution of pulmonary edema.