Authors

Arifi AA, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFollow
Ahmed Munir Metwaly, Division of Cardiac Anesthesia, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Fayez F. Al Mutairi, Division of Cardiac Anesthesia, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Bandar Zamzami, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Islam Shalaby, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Unilateral Pulmonary Edema Following Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery via Right Thoracotomy: A Word of Caution

Abstract

We report the first case of unilateral pulmonary edema (UPE) in our series of 150 patients undergoing minimally invasive mitral and tricuspid valve surgery via right thoracotomy. A 30-year-old female with rheumatic heart disease developed UPE requiring temporary extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support postoperatively. The patient recovered uneventfully and was discharged on postoperative day 15. This case underscores the importance of recognizing and mitigating UPE in minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS).

Recommended Citation

AA, Arifi; Metwaly, Ahmed Munir; Al Mutairi, Fayez F.; Zamzami, Bandar; and Shalaby, Islam () "Unilateral Pulmonary Edema Following Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery via Right Thoracotomy: A Word of Caution," Journal of the Saudi Heart Association: Vol. 38 : Iss. 1 , Article 1.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.37616/2212-5043.1473

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