Non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema, an early manifestation of the adult respiratory disease
syndrome, is a serious complication following major vascular surgery. Hypovolaemia …

Postpneumonectomy pulmonary oedema (PPO) develops in approximately 5% of patients
undergoing pneumonectomy or lobectomy, and has a high associated mortality (> 50%). In …

Postoperative pulmonary oedema occurs early postoperatively (> 6 h) and is associated with
a net fluid overload. A recent survey of 8,195 major operations showed an incidence of …

Cardiac surgeons have become more cognizant of the syndrome of noncardiogenic
pulmonary edema after cardiopulmonary bypass. Although this syndrome is rare, its …

Pulmonary edema can occur in the postpulmonary resection patient owing to a variety of
causes such as cardiac failure, aspiration, and fluid overload. However, there is a specific …

At New York University Medical Center over the past 18 months, a distinctive and potentially
lethal syndrome of fulminating noncardiogenic pulmonary edema has been observed in …

Postresectional pulmonary edema is a rare but potentially fatal complication of thoracic
operations. In a retrospective study of 402 lung resections we have identified 11 cases of …

The occurrence of acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
after thoracic surgery are perplexing and persistent problems. Variously described as …

Pulmonary edema complicating lung resection was first described experimentally by Gibbon
and Gibbon [1] in 1942. Since then, this disastrous complication has been identified using …

Postoperative pulmonary edema is a well. known postoperative complication caused as a
result of numerous etiological factors which can be easily detected by a careful surveillance …