| Journal: | Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000182772 |
| ISSN: | 0100-6991 |
| Authors: | Macedo-Neto, Amarilio Vieira de1 Gabiatti, Gemerson Silva, Jair Garcia da |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Faculdade de Medicina, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil 2Hospital Pronto Socorro, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Season: | Ene-Feb |
| Volumen: | 28 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Pages: | 74-76 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Portugués |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Caso clínico |
| English abstract | 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 |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Cirugía, Neumología, Edema, Pulmones, Drenaje, Pleura, Ventilación |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Pneumology, Surgery, Edema, Lungs, Drainage, Pleura, Ventilation |
| Full text: | Texto completo (Ver HTML) |
