caa a22 4500 378937952 CHVBK 20180305123645.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161128e20040709xx s 000 0 eng 10.1515/JPM.2004.068 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)gruyter-10.1515/JPM.2004.068 Reexpansion pulmonary edema following patent ductus arteriosus ligation in a preterm infant [Elektronische Daten] [M.-C. Chiang, W.-S. Lin, R. Lien, Y.-H. Chou] Reexpansion pulmonary edema (RPE) is rare and usually follows rapid reexpansion of a collapsed lung. We report on a preterm infant who developed pulmonary edema within an hour of surgical ligation of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). There were no other cardiac anomalies, fluid overload or airway obstruction to explain the change in clinical status. With supportive treatment the patient's condition became stable and was extubated within 48 hours. Lung retraction for better field exposure is often needed when performing PDA ligation in preterm infants. Reinflation of a retracted lung is thought to be the cause of our patient's pulmonary edema. We conclude that RPE, although uncommon, may occur following surgical ductal ligation and that clinicians should be aware of such a possible complication. Copyright © 2004 by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG Human reproduction, growth & development nationallicence Gynaecology & obstetrics nationallicence Paediatric medicine nationallicence Chiang M.-C aut Lin W.-S aut Lien R. aut Chou Y.-H aut Journal of Perinatal Medicine Walter de Gruyter 32/4(2004-07-09), 365-367 0300-5577 32:4<365 2004 32 jpme https://doi.org/10.1515/JPM.2004.068 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1515/JPM.2004.068 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chiang M.-C aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lin W.-S aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lien R. aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chou Y.-H aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Perinatal Medicine Walter de Gruyter 32/4(2004-07-09), 365-367 0300-5577 32:4<365 2004 32 jpme CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-gruyter