Reexpansion pulmonary edema after VATS successfully treated with continuous positive airway pressure.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Reexpansion pulmonary edema is a well-described complication of treatment for pleural effusion and pneumothorax. It is very rarely described in association with anesthesia and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. The etiology is unclear but several mechanisms have been proposed. We report a case of reexpansion pulmonary edema after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery treated successfully with continuous positive airway pressure.
Medical subject headings
- Pulmonary Edema
- Respiration, Artificial
- Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted