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What Is Acute Postoperative Negative Pressure Pulmonary Edema ?

What Is Acute Postoperative Negative Pressure Pulmonary Edema?  Postoperative Negative Pressure Pulmonary Edema (NPPE) is an uncommon but known life-threatening complication after general anesthesia.  It’s a form of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema that occurs in response to upper airway obstruction, often during the critical time of extubation at the end of surgery.  Patients attempt to breathe …

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