Pneumonia due to aspiration of povidine iodine after preoperative disinfection of the oral cavity

INTRODUCTION: Povidone-iodine (PI) is thought to be an effective disinfectant and safe for many surgeons. Aspiration pneumonia is usually caused by gastric contents, but if PI solution will be aspirated, pneumonia or other complications may occur.

CASE REPORT: We present a case of pneumonia to aspiration of PI solution in a 91-year-old man patient who underwent oral-maxillofacial surgery. When surgeons used PI solution for disinfection into the oral cavity, the solution seems to be sinking gradually. The patient showed severe respiratory distress and developed hypoxia. There were much frothy fluids into a tracheal tube. We suctioned through the endotracheal tube and performed bronchoscopy, that revealed a redness which appeared associated to a chemical injury on the left trachea and bronchus. His condition was complicated by ARDS and DIC. Periodical bronchial suction and guideline-based treatments of ARDS were carried in ICU. He recovered without severe complication.

CONCLUSION: Although PI solution for an oral disinfection is used routinely, all operators need to be aware of the risk for PI aspiration.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

Oral and maxillofacial surgery - 23(2019), 4 vom: 31. Dez., Seite 507-511

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hitosugi, Takashi [VerfasserIn]
Tsukamoto, Masanori [VerfasserIn]
Yokoyama, Takeshi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

85H0HZU99M
9679TC07X4
Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
Aspiration pneumonia
Case Reports
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
Iodine
Journal Article
Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP)
Povidone iodine (PI)
Povidone-Iodine

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Date Completed 26.11.2019

Date Revised 26.11.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10006-019-00800-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM302782761