Edema pulmonar de reexpansão tratado com ventilação não invasiva: relato de caso

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Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2001-02

RESUMO

The authors report a case of Reexpansion Pulmonary Edema (RPE) seen at Hospital de Pronto Socorro de Porto Alegre 3 hours after drainage of spontaneous pneumothorax. The patient presented a unilateral pneumothorax with one-week duration. After pleural drainage respiratory failure occured being managed at the Intensive Care Unit with non-invasive positive pressure ventilation through facial mask. The patient had favorable outcome and was discharged asymtomatic after 72 hours.

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