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Pulmonary edema after da Vinci-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: a case report

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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ANESTHESIA
Volume 22, Issue 5, Pages 370-372

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2009.05.010

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Pneumoperitoneum; Pulmonary edema; Robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy; Robotic surgery; Trendelenburg position

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A 63 year-old man developed sudden pulmonary edema after uneventful robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RA LP) for prostate cancer despite normal preoperative laboratory findings and appropriate anesthetic management The pulmonary edema was attributed to prolonged (4 hrs) pneumoperitoneum with concomitant high intraabdominal pressure (15-20 mmHg) (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc All rights reserved

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