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Re–expansion pulmonary oedema following removal of intrathoracic haematoma
Author(s) -
MORIKAWA H.,
HIROTA K.,
KITO K.,
FUJITA H.,
MISHIMA S.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1994.tb03940.x
Subject(s) - medicine , atelectasis , pneumothorax , pulmonary oedema , pulmonary edema , complication , pleural effusion , lung , effusion , surgery , radiology
Acute ipsilateral pulmonary oedema is a well documented complication of the treatment of lung collapse secondary to pneumothorax, pleural effusion and atelectasis. We present a case of bilateral re–expansion pulmonary oedema following removal of an intrathoracic haematoma. High protein concentration of the oedema fluid suggests increased pulmonary vascular permeability as a cause of this pulmonary oedema.