Severe Respiratory and Hemodynamic Failures following Successful Spontaneous Pneumothorax Drainage

Spontaneous pneumothorax is a frequent situation in respiratory medicine, and its treatment is based on conservative treatment or pleural drainage. Reexpansion pulmonary edema (REPE) is often a mild complication following pneumothorax drainage. We report here a severe case of unilateral REPE followi...

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Main Authors: Nicolas Mayeur, Samuel Groyer, Sylvie Vimeux, Jérôme Roustan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6677656