Hypoxemia after pneumothorax exsufflation: a case report

Ngatchou, William;Gildas, Yondou;Lemogoum, Daniel;Youatou, Pierre;Ngassa, Michèle;et.al.
(2017) Pan African Medical Journal — Vol. 28, n° ?, p. 1937-8688 (2017)

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  • Ngatchou, William
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  • Gildas, Yondou
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  • Lemogoum, Daniel
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  • Youatou, Pierre
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  • Alima, Maimouna BolUCLouvain
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  • Ngassa, Michèle
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Abstract
We describe a 36-year-old patient who was admitted to the emergency ward for acute dyspnea due to a spontaneous pneumothorax. He was successfully drained but shortly after presented a severe hypoxemia due to pulmonary oedema secondary to pulmonary re-expansion. The physiopathology behind this complication is still unknown. We will try to describe this complication and its predictive factors.
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Ngatchou, W., Gildas, Y., Lemogoum, D., Youatou, P., Ramadan, A. S., Sontou, R., Alima, M. B., Plumaker, A., Guimfacq, V., Mols, P., & Ngassa, M. (2017). Hypoxemia after pneumothorax exsufflation: a case report. Pan African Medical Journal, 28(?), 1937-8688. https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2017.28.240.11136 (Original work published 2017)