ReviewBMJ case reports2016
Re-expansion pulmonary oedema: a novel emergency therapeutic option.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Fatal Delayed-Onset Bilateral Re-Expansion Pulmonary Edema After Pleural Drainage: A Case Report.Cureus · 2025Article
- Risk factors for re-expansion pulmonary edema following chest tube drainage in patients with spontaneous pneumothorax: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cardiovascular and thoracic research · 2024Review
- Acute contralateral reexpansion pulmonary edema within a few hours of pleural drainage.Clinical and experimental emergency medicine · 2023Article
- Lessons from fatal re-expansion pulmonary oedema: case series.Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2022Article
- Research Progress on the Mechanism of Right Heart-Related Pulmonary Edema.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Review
- Rarely fatal bilateral re-expansion pulmonary edema after inserting a chest tube for unilateral spontaneous pneumothorax: a case report.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2021Article
- Re-expansion pulmonary edema after thoracentesis for iatrogenic pneumothorax and severe subcutaneous emphysema.Clinical case reports · 2020Article
- Bilateral re-expansion pulmonary edema: an uncommon complication of the pneumothorax drainage.Archive of clinical cases · 2020Article
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Abstract
Re-expansion pulmonary oedema (REPO) is a rare complication of pleural fluid thoracocentesis and has been associated with a high mortality rate. There is limited evidence to inform on its most effective management. We present two cases of large volume thoracocentesis resulting in acute respiratory decompensation that was treated by reintroducing the drained pleural fluid back into the pleural cavity. We also present a review of the literature specifically assessing the reported incidence rate of REPO after pleural fluid drainage. In both of our cases, symptoms and signs of respiratory instability were promptly reversed on reintroduction of the drained pleural fluid into the patient's pleural space-a therapy we have termed 'rapid pleural space re-expansion'. This was not associated with any short-term adverse outcomes. The occurrence of REPO is a rare event with most cohort studies reporting an incidence of between 0% and 1%.
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