Unilateral pulmonary edema after minimal-invasive mitral valve surgery is a rare but in some cases severe complications, sometimes causing extracorporeal life support. The investigators have observed over several years 5 cases of instantaneous postoperative severe pulmonary edema. This is a retrospective analysis of over 200 minimal-invasive mitral valve surgery procedure.
Unilateral pulmonary edema after minimal-invasive mitral valve surgery is a rare but in some cases severe complications, sometimes causing extracorporeal life support. The investigators have observed over several years 5 cases of instantaneous postoperative severe pulmonary edema. After having studied the available literature on this particular topic the investigators have decided to prepare a retrospective analysis of over 200 minimal-invasive mitral valve surgery procedure focusing on radiological and clinical signs of unilateral pulmonary edema.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
256
universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Unilateral right sided pulmonary edema or congestion after surgery
retrospective analysis using the electronic and the paper-based patient specific database
Time frame: Postoperatively within the first 12h after admission to intensive care unit
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