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Post-tracheal extubation negative pressure pulmonary edema

Pulmonary edema negative pressure (NPPE) also described in the literature as acute pulmonary edema or post-obstructing after extubation, corresponds to an unusual event, with an incidence of approximately 0.1% in anesthetized patients. ¹ The authors describe the case of NPPE occurred after tracheal extubation in a patient undergoing laparoscopic orchidectomy under general anesthesia. They report the pathophysio...