In 2001, 2029 patients underwent surgery at the Victorian Plastic Surgery Unit in Melbourne, Australia. Of these, approximately 50% had cosmetic surgery. In 2 of these cosmetic surgery patients, pulmonary edema associated with laryngospasm developed.
Case 1
A 36-year-old man was admitted for an elective cosmetic rhinoplasty procedure. His medical history included a fractured nose, a shoulder [...]