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Reexpansion pulmonary edema after VATS successfully treated with continuous positive airway pressure
M Iqbal1, A S Multz, L J Rossoff
1Department of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York 11042, USA.
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.
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