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Tension hydrothorax in a patient with renal failure
1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY 11042.
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|May 1, 1990
Abstract:
A patient with renal failure who received acute peritoneal dialysis rapidly developed a tension hydrothorax which required immediate drainage of the pleural space. Rapid identification and therapeutic intervention for this rare complication of peritoneal dialysis is necessary because of its life-threatening potential.