acute laryngeal oedema

Question 1

what can often cause acute laryngeal oedema

Answer 1

frequent complication of intubation

Question 2

how does acute laryngeal oedema present

Answer 2

shortly after extubation
-as post-extubation stridor and results from damage to the mucuos of the larynx

mucosal damage-> increased pressure and ischaemia resulting in an inflammatory response

Question 3

what else can cause laryngeal oedema

Answer 3

several conditions including viral or bacterial infeciton known as acute epiglottitis

allergic reactions such as angioedmea or anaphylaxis