Pulmonary Edema
Conditions
Keywords
minimal-invasive surgery, mitral valve
Brief summary
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.
Detailed description
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.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* \>= 18 years of age
Exclusion criteria
* urgent surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unilateral right sided pulmonary edema or congestion after surgery | Postoperatively within the first 12h after admission to intensive care unit | retrospective analysis using the electronic and the paper-based patient specific database |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed