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Re‐expansion pulmonary edema after chest tube drainage of malignant pleural effusion

A 62‐year‐old man presented with a 3‐day history of dyspnea. Chest X‐ray revealed a pleural effusion. We performed chest tube drainage, and then the patient experienced re‐expansion pulmonary edema. His respiratory distress improved after the treatment of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Inada, Sachiho, Sugimoto, Hiroshi, Nakata, Kyosuke
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9400031/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36034612
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6088
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Sumario:A 62‐year‐old man presented with a 3‐day history of dyspnea. Chest X‐ray revealed a pleural effusion. We performed chest tube drainage, and then the patient experienced re‐expansion pulmonary edema. His respiratory distress improved after the treatment of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and intravenous methylprednisolone.