Pleuroperitoneal Shunting for Intractable Cardiogenic Pleural Effusions

A 72-year-old man underwent post-infarction ventricular septal defect repair. Postoperatively, he required prolonged ventilation and could not be weaned from positive-pressure-assisted ventilation because of intractable bilateral pleural effusions. Conservative therapy was ineffective. After institu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals 2010-10, Vol.18 (5), p.479-480
Hauptverfasser:	Kato, Takayoshi, Umeda, Yukio, Azuma, Ken-Ichiro, Murakawa, Shinji
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Cardiac Surgical Procedures - adverse effects Drainage - methods Humans Male Pleural Effusion - etiology Pleural Effusion - surgery Positive-Pressure Respiration Treatment Outcome Ventilator Weaning Ventricular Septal Rupture - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	A 72-year-old man underwent post-infarction ventricular septal defect repair. Postoperatively, he required prolonged ventilation and could not be weaned from positive-pressure-assisted ventilation because of intractable bilateral pleural effusions. Conservative therapy was ineffective. After instituting pleuroperitoneal shunting, the patient could be weaned easily from a respirator.
ISSN:	0218-4923 1816-5370
DOI:	10.1177/0218492310380118