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Rev Med Suisse
; 18(806): 2301-2302, 2022 Nov 30.
Article
in French
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36448953
ABSTRACT
A patient with a paraneoplastic effusion presented with respiratory distress one hour after a 2 500 ml pleural aspiration performed at noon. A chest X-ray shows signs of unilateral pulmonary oedema. Re-expansion pulmonary oedema is a rare complication. Oxygen therapy is usually sufficient. It is advisable not to perform this procedure outside normal hours and to withdraw a maximum of 1 500 ml at a time.