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VOLUME 53 , ISSUE 3 ( July-September, 2011 ) > List of Articles

CASE REPORT

Fatal Re-expansion Pulmonary Oedema in a Mechanically Ventilated Patient

G. Gopikrishna, M. Srinivasa Reddy, K. Gowrinath, P. Sasidhar, M. Srinivas

Keywords : Re-expansion pulmonary oedema, Pneumothorax, Mechanical ventilation, Respiratory failure

Citation Information : Gopikrishna G, Reddy MS, Gowrinath K, Sasidhar P, Srinivas M. Fatal Re-expansion Pulmonary Oedema in a Mechanically Ventilated Patient. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2011; 53 (3):177-180.

DOI: 10.5005/ijcdas-53-3-177

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 10-06-2022

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2011; The Author(s).


Abstract

Fatal course of re-expansion pulmonary oedema (REPO) is infrequent and very rarely documented in mechanically ventilated patients. We report a case of fatal REPO following tube thoracostomy for a right-sided pneumothorax in an elderly patient of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with respiratory failure on mechanical ventilation.

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