title: Reexpansion pulmonary edema after VATS successfully treated with continuous positive airway pressure.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York 11042, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iqbal
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Multz
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Rossoff
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Lackner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000009:adverse effects*