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*Incidence may be as low as 1% or as high as 14%<ref>Mukhopadhyay A, Mitra M, Chakrabati S. Reexpansion pulmonary edema following thoracentesis. J Assoc Chest Physicians [serial online] 2016 [cited 2018 Oct 11];4:30-2. Available from: http://www.jacpjournal.org/text.asp?2016/4/1/30/159871.</ref>
*Incidence may be as low as 1% or as high as 14%<ref>Mukhopadhyay A, Mitra M, Chakrabati S. Reexpansion pulmonary edema following thoracentesis. J Assoc Chest Physicians [serial online] 2016 [cited 2018 Oct 11];4:30-2. Available from: http://www.jacpjournal.org/text.asp?2016/4/1/30/159871.</ref>


===Risk Factors===
Poorly understood, but may include:
*PTX > 30% in size
*PTX symptoms for prolonged time, >3 days
*Type 2 DM


**Radiographic opacities in previously collapse lung
===Prevention===
**After 2 days, subsequent rapid improvement
*Consider using smaller bore chest tubes
*To avoid this complication, consider using a small bore chest tube
*Other strategies include applying water seal only or attaching only a Heimlich valve without suction
*Other strategies include applying water seal only or attaching only a Heimlich valve without suction
*If development occurs, treatment is supportive as is with other forms of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema
**If a patient requires intubation, positive pressure ventilation improves symptoms after 24-48 hours
*Risk factors are poorly understood but may include:
**PTX > 30% in size
**PTX symptoms for prolonged time, > 3 days


==Clinical Features==
==Clinical Features==
*Typically progresses over 2 days immediately after thoracentesis
*Unilateral pulmonary edema presenting within minutes to hours after thoracentesis or other rapid thoracic decompression
**Patients will generally present with acute onset dyspnea, cough, hypoxemia, tachycardia
***Potentially fatal complication


==Differential Diagnosis==
==Differential Diagnosis==
 
{{Pulmonary edema types}}


==Evaluation==
==Evaluation==
 
[[File:PMC2827779 kjr-11-164-g003.png|thumb|Bilateral re-expansion pulmonary edema seven hours after thoracentesis for right pneumothorax. Reveals mixed ground-glass opacity and minimal consolidation combined with intralobular reticulations and interlobular septal thickening; Note tip of chest tube (arrowhead).]]
*Radiographic opacities in previously collapsed lung


==Management==
==Management==
 
*Supportive, as is with other forms of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema
**If a patient requires intubation, positive pressure ventilation improves symptoms after 24-48 hours


==Disposition==
==Disposition==
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==See Also==
==See Also==
 
*[[Chest tube]]
*[[Pneumothorax]]
*[[Needle thoracostomy]]


==External Links==
==External Links==
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==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Pulmonary]]

Latest revision as of 16:57, 16 July 2021

Background

  • Incidence may be as low as 1% or as high as 14%[1]

Risk Factors

Poorly understood, but may include:

  • PTX > 30% in size
  • PTX symptoms for prolonged time, >3 days
  • Type 2 DM

Prevention

  • Consider using smaller bore chest tubes
  • Other strategies include applying water seal only or attaching only a Heimlich valve without suction

Clinical Features

  • Unilateral pulmonary edema presenting within minutes to hours after thoracentesis or other rapid thoracic decompression
    • Patients will generally present with acute onset dyspnea, cough, hypoxemia, tachycardia
      • Potentially fatal complication

Differential Diagnosis

Pulmonary Edema Types

Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure <18 mmHg differentiates noncardiogenic from cardiogenic pulmonary edema[2]

Evaluation

Bilateral re-expansion pulmonary edema seven hours after thoracentesis for right pneumothorax. Reveals mixed ground-glass opacity and minimal consolidation combined with intralobular reticulations and interlobular septal thickening; Note tip of chest tube (arrowhead).
  • Radiographic opacities in previously collapsed lung

Management

  • Supportive, as is with other forms of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema
    • If a patient requires intubation, positive pressure ventilation improves symptoms after 24-48 hours

Disposition

See Also

External Links

References

  1. Mukhopadhyay A, Mitra M, Chakrabati S. Reexpansion pulmonary edema following thoracentesis. J Assoc Chest Physicians [serial online] 2016 [cited 2018 Oct 11];4:30-2. Available from: http://www.jacpjournal.org/text.asp?2016/4/1/30/159871.
  2. Clark SB, Soos MP. Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema. In: StatPearls. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; October 1, 2020.