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A 50-year-old woman underwent laryngoscopy. Postoperatively she received naloxone and was extubated. She developed severe laryngospasm and one hour later pulmonary edema. Both naloxone administration and laryngospasm can provoke pulmonary edema; the pathophysiology is discussed. It is suggested that naloxone is administered with care to patients who in the preceding hours have had severe laryngospasm.
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Olsen, K.S. Naloxone administration and laryngospasm followed by pulmonary edema. Intensive Care Med 16, 340–341 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01706365
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01706365