Reexpansion pulmonary edema after chest drainage for pneumothorax: A case report and literature overview

BACKGROUND: Reexpansion pulmonary edema (RPE) is a rare complication that may occur after treatment of lung collapse caused by pneumothorax, atelectasis or pleural effusion and can be fatal in 20% of cases. The pathogenesis of RPE is probably related to histological changes of the lung parenchyma an...

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Autores principales: Verhagen, M., van Buijtenen, J.M., Geeraedts, L.M.G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4356048/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26029567
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2014.10.002

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4356048/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26029567
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2014.10.002

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