Acute non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema due to contralateral pulmonary re-expansion after thoracentesis: an uncommon complication
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-224903
Abstract: An 82-year-old man presented with hypoxaemic respiratory insufficiency due to left-sided pneumonia and lung atelectasis, with a large, long-standing (>7 days) ipsilateral pleural effusion (figure 1A,B). Four hours after draining 1500 mL of transudative pleural fluid,… read more here.
Keywords: oedema; cardiogenic pulmonary; pulmonary expansion; contralateral pulmonary ... See more keywords