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Re-expansion pulmonary oedema - differential lung ventilation comes to the rescue

Re-expansion pulmonary oedema (REPE) is a rare complication following re-inflation of a chronically collapsed lung, which is often fatal. We present a case of a 22-year-old male who presented to the hospital with severe respiratory distress and a history of blunt abdominal trauma 3 months back. He w...

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Autores principales: Achar, Shreepathi K, Chaudhuri, Souvik, Krishna, HM, Sagar, MS
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4091004/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25024481
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5049.135051