title: [A case of reexpansion pulmonary edema during thoracotomy].
abstract: A case of reexpansion pulmonary edema during thoracotomy is presented. A high edema fluid-plasma protein concentration ratio suggested an increase in pulmonary vascular permeability. A marked increase in the percentages of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) and high concentration of PMN-elastase in edema fluid suggested activated PMN-mediated vascular endothelial injury, which caused an increase in permeability. Edema fluid and plasma contained high concentrations of Thromboxane B2 and 6-keto-PGF1 alpha at the stage of increased permeability. This suggested these chemical mediators participated in the mechanisms of increased permeability in reexpansion pulmonary edema.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Suzuki
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Chida
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Sakuma
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Tanita
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Ono
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Fujimura
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Okada
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Nasu
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Koike
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Nakada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002199:Capillary Permeability; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D009504:Neutrophils; D010196:Pancreatic Elastase / Q000378:metabolism; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D013908:Thoracotomy
chemical_list: D010196:Pancreatic Elastase