Journal of Critical and Intensive Care 0 , Vol 0 , Issue 0
Non-Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema and Acute Respiratory Failure after Right Heart Catheterization: A Rare Complication with A Diagnostic Dilemma
İlkay Ergenç1, Semiha Emel Eryüksel2, Sait Karakurt2
1Department of Internal Diseases, Marmara University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
2Department 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.