Journal of Critical and Intensive Care
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Non-Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema and Acute Respiratory Failure after Right Heart Catheterization: A Rare Complication with A Diagnostic Dilemma
1Department of Internal Diseases, Marmara University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey2Department of Chest Diseases, Division of Intensive Care, Marmara University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey DOI : 10.5152/dcbybd.2018.1738
Summary
Although right heart catheterization (RHC) is generally a safe procedure, serious adverse events can occur during the procedure. We report a case of non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema and respiratory failure after RHC to assess pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient who was a candidate for lung transplantation and discuss the differential diagnosis of pulmonary edema.