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OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA

The Treatment of Severe Pulmonary Edema Induced by Beta Adrenergic Agonist Tocolytic Therapy with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Delivered by Face Mask

Arnaud de La Chapelle, MD^*, Stephane Benoit, MD^*, Mohamed Bouregba, MD^*, Marc Durand-Reville, MD, and Marc Raucoules-Aimé, MD PhD^*

*Département d’Anesthésie-Réanimation Ouest, Service de Gynéco-Obstétrique. CHU Archet 2, 151 route St Antoine Ginestiere, BP3079, 06202 Nice Cedex 3, France.

Address correspondence to Arnaud de La Chapelle, MD, Département d’Anesthésie-Réanimation, CHU Archet 2, 151 route St Antoine Ginestiere, BP3079, 06202 Nice Cedex 3, France. Address e-mail to anesthesiologie{at}chu-nice.fr

IMPLICATIONS: We report the case of a pregnant patient who developed severe pulmonary edema secondary to beta-adrenergic agonist tocolytic therapy (salbutamol) and was successfully treated with mask-delivered continuous positive airway pressure ventilation.