Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
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Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kütahya Health Science University, Kütahya, Turkey

Publications

• Mini Review   
  An Unusual Etiology for Adult Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Botulinum Toxin Type A
  Author(s): Hasan Hüseyin Gökpınar*
  
  Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), which is seen in adults and can also be referred to as noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, is a life-threatening complication that is treated with intubation and positive pressure ventilation. It usually occurs in association with various conditions such as pneumonia, aspiration, major trauma, and sepsis. There is a permanent hypoxemia that does not respond to support with an oxygen mask, and since there is an absolute need for intensive care, its main management in the acute period is done in intensive care. Possible etiologies include recent surgery, acute pancreatitis, transfusion with blood products, cases of drowning and smoke inhalation, neurogenic edema, and overdose to some drugs and chemicals. However, a recent case where a patient with Central Pontine Myelinolysis (CPM) developed ARDS after an adequate dose of Botulinum Neurotoxin Type.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9880.24.15.866

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