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Found it - thanks.Hi Mods - I too would like a working link to article
Negative pressure pulmonary edema has been documented in post-surgical patients. It typically happens in young, athletic males who are extubated (have breathing tubes removed) after surgery and experience subsequent upper airway edema.
Small correction if you don't mind: NPPE occurs not because of upper airway edema but because the vocal cords go into spasm. Once they are in spasm, the breathing effort creates the negative pressure. This usually happens when the tube is take out prematurely (not deep anesthesia). Also it seems to occur in people who are muscular which is mentioned correctly as athletes.
Sorry to point this out but I want to be sure to put out the correct clinical scenario.
@Duke Dive Medicine
The BSAC changed its diver training materials a few years ago to include IPE. Dr Peter Wilmhurst is probably the contact in the UK to talk to regarding material, research etc, used by him and the BSAC.
Guidance Released by BSAC on Immersion Pulmonary Oedema for Scuba Divers and Instructors
The lungs and Immersion Pulmonary Oedema (IPO) | Anatomy of a diver
The hidden killer: Immersion pulmonary oedema (IPO)
A lot of the BSAC material is behind the members firewall.
Gareth