Incidence and risk factors for re-expansion pulmonary oedema following medical thoracoscopy
RPO is a clinically significant complication of MT, with younger age and large-volume effusions being possible risk factors. Physicians performing MT should exercise vigilance for RPO to facilitate early recognition and prompt management.
Authors
- Brian Lee Wei Chua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6072-5277)
- Ken Junyang Goh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5243-5167)
- Mei Ting Lim
- Wen Ting Lim
- Carrie Kah‐Lai Leong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2970-244X)
- Ivana Gilcrist Chiew Sian Phua
- Jane Jing Yi Wong
- Si Ling Young (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0131-6269)
- Qiao Li Tan
Institutions
- Singapore General Hospital (SG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Respiratory Research
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2025-003716
- Primary Topic
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00