ACE- inhibitor induced angioedema requiring an emergency surgical airway
oleh: Bhargav Patel, Hemant Raval, Gaurav Patel, Ahmed Al-Chalabi, Robert Fleyshman
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles 2014-12-01 |
Deskripsi
Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors cause approximately 30% of the cases of angioedema which present to the emergency department; 11% of these patients require ICU admission. We report two patients who required emergency surgical airways secondary to angioedema related to ACE-inhibitors. Clinicians need to remember that these situations can be extremely dangerous and plan airway management carefully in these patients.