Evaluation of Reperfusion Pulmonary Edema by Extravascular Lung Water Measurements After Pulmonary Endarterectomy

Abstract

Accurate extravascular lung water measurements were obtained after pulmonary endarterectomy. Extravascular lung water may prove valuable for diagnosing reperfusion pulmonary edema after pulmonary endarterectomy and had prognostic value. Extravascular lung water values were significantly higher in patients with severe compared with nonsevere chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.