Lambermont B, Dubois C, Fraipont V, Radoux L, D'Orio V
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Liege, Belgium.
Intensive Care Med. 1998 Jun;24(6):624-5. doi: 10.1007/s001340050626.
To the best of our knowledge, no case of ether-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has been published as yet. A 36-year-old female developed pneumonitis which showed all the characteristics of a chemical-associated ARDS due to intravenous self-administration of ether: the hemodynamic investigation demonstrated a normal blood flow pattern with low left-heart filling pressure while the anteroposterior roentgenogram evidenced disseminated bilateral lung edema. Advanced symptomatic respiratory support including inhaled nitric oxide and steroidal anti-inflammatory use was the treatment of choice.
