%0 Case Reports
%T Emergent veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during aortic valve replacement following severe re-expansion pulmonary edema: A case report.
%A Cavanaugh NB
%A Nguyen LH
%A Arora L
%A Singhal AK
%A Hanada S
%J SAGE Open Med Case Rep
%V 12
%N 0
%D 2024
%M 38711679
暂无%R 10.1177/2050313X241249081
%X Re-expansion pulmonary edema is defined as pulmonary edema that occurs when a chronically collapsed lung rapidly re-expands, most commonly following chest tube placement for pneumothorax, re-expansion of severe atelectasis, and evacuation of pleural effusion. Though it is very rare, the sudden onset and clinical features of re-expansion pulmonary edema make it a lethal complication that requires urgent treatment. We present a 60-year-old patient who underwent an aortic valve replacement with pre-existing large bilateral pleural effusions. Intraoperatively, upon evacuation of the pleural effusions, the patient developed worsening lung compliance, refractory hypoxemia, and hypercapnia that required emergent veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support.