Title of article :
IPSILATERAL RE-EXPANSION PULMONARY EDEMA IN A NEUROSURGICAL PATIENT- A Case Report -
Author/Authors :
Khurana, Himanshu All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, India , Chauhan, Himanshu All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, India , Prabhakar, Hemanshu All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Neurosciences Center - Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, India
Abstract :
We report a case of a 42-year-old female with right parietal glioma, scheduled for elective craniotomy and tumor excision. The patient developed pneumothorax in the postoperative period. An incidence of unilateral pulmonary edema occurring as a result of rapid re-expansion of collapsed lungs is described. This type of pulmonary edema may delay postoperative recovery and have a catastrophic course especially in neurosurgical patients.
Keywords :
neurosurgery , pneumothorax , re , expansion pulmonary edema.
Journal title :
Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology
Journal title :
Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology
