Evaluation of Reperfusion Pulmonary Edema by Extravascular Lung Water Measurements After Pulmonary Endarterectomy.

Objectives: Reperfusion pulmonary edema is a specific complication of pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Extravascular lung water measurement may be valuable for diagnosing reperfusion pulmonary edema. The primary objective of this study was to describe and assess the clinical significance of extravascular lung water variations after pulmonary endarterectomy. Design: Prospective observational study. Setting: Nineteen-bed cardiothoracic ICU. Patients: Consecutive patients who were hemodynamically stable after pulmonary endarterectomy were divided into two groups based on whether their preoperative pulmonary vascular resistance indicated severe or nonsevere chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (> 900 or

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