Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in pregnancy to treat acute pulmonary edema induced by tocolytic agents : a case report

BACKGROUND: We report a case of pulmonary edema induced by tocolytic agents that was successfully managed with noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV) and resulted in extended gestation.

CASE PRESENTATION: A 36-year-old Japanese pregnant woman received tocolytic therapy with ritodrine hydrochloride, magnesium sulfate, nifedipine, and betamethasone from 28 weeks of gestation. She developed respiratory failure. and her chest X-ray showed enlarged pulmonary vascular shadows. At 29 weeks and 1 day of gestation, she was diagnosed with pulmonary edema induced by tocolytic agents. Because respiratory failure worsened 2 days after ritodrine hydrochloride and magnesium sulfate were stopped, NPPV was initiated. Her respiratory status improved and she was weaned off of NPPV after 3 days. She underwent cesarean section because of breech presentation at 30 weeks and 0 days of gestation due to initiation of labor pains.

CONCLUSIONS: NPPV can be safely administered in cases of tocolytic agent-induced pulmonary edema during pregnancy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Journal of medical case reports - 15(2021), 1 vom: 21. März, Seite 126

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Takahashi, Kotaro [VerfasserIn]
Nishijima, Koji [VerfasserIn]
Yamaguchi, Masayuki [VerfasserIn]
Matsumoto, Kensuke [VerfasserIn]
Sugai, Shunya [VerfasserIn]
Enomoto, Takayuki [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Case Reports
I0Q6O6740J
Journal Article
Noninvasive ventilation
Pregnancy
Preterm labor
Pulmonary edema
Ritodrine
Tocolytic Agents
Tocolytic agents

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Date Completed 14.05.2021

Date Revised 14.05.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s13256-021-02704-w

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM323002218