Bilateral re-expansion pulmonary edema in a child: a reminder

Authors
Ozlu, O Kilic, A Cengizlier, R
Citation
O. Ozlu et al., Bilateral re-expansion pulmonary edema in a child: a reminder, ACT ANAE SC, 44(7), 2000, pp. 884-885
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Aneshtesia & Intensive Care","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
ISSN journal
00015172 → ACNP
Volume
44
Issue
7
Year of publication
2000
Pages
884 - 885
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-5172(200008)44:7<884:BRPEIA>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Re-expansion pulmonary edema (RPE) is an uncommon complication of sudden re inflation of a lung collapsed by pneumothorax or pleural effusion. We prese nt a case of bilateral pulmonary edema following unilateral drainage of a p leural effusion in a young child with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.