1. Epinephrine-induced pulmonary edema during arthroscopic knee surgery. A case report.
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Mazzocca, Augustus D., Meneghini, R. Michael, Chhablani, Ramesh, Badrinath, Shyamala K., Cole, Brian J., and Bush-Joseph, Charles A.
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HOMOGRAFTS , *UNIVERSITIES & colleges , *KNEE diseases , *PAIN , *TRANSPLANTATION of organs, tissues, etc. , *ADRENALINE , *ARTHROSCOPY , *IRRIGATION (Medicine) , *KNEE injuries , *PULMONARY edema , *SURGICAL complications , *VASOCONSTRICTORS - Abstract
The article presents an investigation performed at Rush Medical College, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. A nineteen-year-old female college athlete underwent arthroscopy for reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament and transplantation of a medial meniscal allograft to treat chronic knee pain and instability. As the tibial tunnel was being drilled in preparation for the posterior horn of the meniscal allograft, there was a sudden onset of severe hypertension and tachycardia with a blood pressure of 240/150 mm Hg and a pulse of 150 beats per minute. Furthermore, the authors reported no elevation in blood pressure or heart rate and no adverse cardiovascular reactions in any of the study patients.
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- 2003
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