Non-Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema and Acute Respiratory Failure after Right Heart Catheterization: A Rare Complication with A Diagnostic Dilemma

İlkay  Ergenç; Semiha Emel  Eryüksel; Sait  Karakurt

doi:10.5152/dcbybd.2018.1738

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Journal of Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Medicine 2018 , Vol 9, Issue 1

Non-Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema and Acute Respiratory Failure after Right Heart Catheterization: A Rare Complication with A Diagnostic Dilemma

İlkay Ergenç ¹ , Semiha Emel Eryüksel ² , Sait Karakurt ²

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

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.

Cite this article as: Ergenç İ, Eryüksel SE, Karakurt S. Non-Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema and Acute Respiratory Failure after Right Heart Catheterization: A Rare Complication with A Diagnostic Dilemma. Yoğun Bakım Derg 2018; 9 (1): 22-4.

Keywords : Pulmonary edema, respiratory failure, air embolism, right heart catheterization

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