Re‐expansion pulmonary edema after chest tube drainage of malignant pleural effusion

Abstract

Abstract A 62‐year‐old man presented with a 3‐day history of dyspnea. Chest X‐ray revealed a pleural effusion. We performed chest tube drainage, and then the patient experienced re‐expansion pulmonary edema. His respiratory distress improved after the treatment of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and intravenous methylprednisolone.

Keywords

• complication
• non‐cardiac pulmonary edema
• thoracentesis
• thoracostomy tube