Negative-Pressure Pulmonary Edema After Septoplasty

Negative-pressure pulmonary edema is a rare but life-threatening complication of septoplasty seen in the early-postoperative period. The main cause is laryngospasm; often with hypoxia and hemoptysis. In our case, a 36-year-old septoplasty recipient developed symptoms of hypotension, tachycardia and low oxygen saturation 3 hours after extubation. The patient was diagnosed with negative-pressure pulmonary edema. Treatment was applied with noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and diuretics. It should be noted that negative pressure pulmonary edema may vary in terms of presentation and may not be accompanied by laryngospasm.