TY - JOUR T1 - Pulmonary edema post-adenotonsillectomy in children JF - Saudi Medical Journal JO - Saudi Med J SP - 551 LP - 557 DO - 10.15537/smj.2018.6.21887 VL - 39 IS - 6 AU - Elaf Ahmed AU - Nasser K. Almutairi Y1 - 2018/06/01 UR - http://smj.org.sa/content/39/6/551.abstract N2 - Post-adenotonsillectomy pulmonary edema (pATPE) is a life-threatening condition that necessitates immediate clinical intervention. The early diagnosis and detection of the signs of this condition is vital to its treatment and patient outcome. The purpose of this review article is to present epidemiological data on the prevalence of pATPE, and address the mechanisms of development, types, etiology, pathophysiology, and management of pATPE. In order to minimize postoperative intensive care unit admission rates of pATPE, utilization of preoperative clinical assessment, operative/postoperative monitoring tools, and procedural precautions are discussed. ER -