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An uncommon complication of a common clinical scenario: exploring reexpansion pulmonary edema with a case report and literature review

Reexpansion pulmonary edema (RPE) is a rare complication that can occur after rapid reinflation of the lung following thoracentesis of a pleural effusion or chest tube drainage of pneumothorax. The severity in clinical presentation can be widely varied from radiographic changes only to rapidly progr...

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Autores principales: Meeker, Jared W., Jaeger, Amy L., Tillis, William P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4942514/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27406463
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v6.32257