Reexpansion pulmonary edema after VATS successfully treated with continuous positive airway pressure.
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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Department of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York 11042, USA.
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Rossoff
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Lackner
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000009:adverse effects*