ACE- inhibitor induced angioedema requiring an emergency surgical airway

Bhargav Patel; Hemant Raval; Gaurav Patel; Ahmed Al-Chalabi; Robert Fleyshman

ACE- inhibitor induced angioedema requiring an emergency surgical airway

Bhargav Patel a resident in internal medicine at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in New York.
Hemant Raval
Gaurav Patel
Ahmed Al-Chalabi
Robert Fleyshman

Keywords: angioedema, tracheostomy, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors

Abstract

Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors cause approximately 30% of the cases of angioedema which present to the emergency department; 11% of these patients require ICU admission. We report two patients who required emergency surgical airways secondary to angioedema related to ACE-inhibitors. Clinicians need to remember that these situations can be extremely dangerous and plan airway management carefully in these patients.

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Published

2014-12-22

How to Cite

Patel, B., Raval, H., Patel, G., Al-Chalabi, A., & Fleyshman, R. (2014). ACE- inhibitor induced angioedema requiring an emergency surgical airway. The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles, 3(9), 46-48. Retrieved from https://pulmonarychronicles.com/index.php/pulmonarychronicles/article/view/180