Vitalone V, Lopresti C
Centro di Rianimazione e Terapia Intensiva, Ospedale San Filippo Neri, Roma.
Minerva Anestesiol. 1992 Apr;58(4):225-7.
We present one case of pulmonary edema following intravenous naloxone administration for antagonism of residual narcotic drugs. The patient was a young man without cardiopulmonary or neurologic disease. Pathogenesis results from a massive sympathetic discharge which leads to neurogenic pulmonary edema.
