Re-expansion pulmonary oedema: a potentially serious complication of delayed diagnosis of pneumothorax.
- 31 August 1985
- Vol. 291 (6495) , 593-594
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.291.6495.593
Abstract
Re-expansion pulmonary oedema may develop if diagnosis and treatment of pneumothorax are delayed. This condition may be fatal if inappropriately managed.Keywords
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