“What causes fluid in lungs after heart surgery?”
I am a 48 year old female. I want to know what causes fluid in lungs after heart surgery?
3 Answers
FAILURE TO PUMP BECAUSE DAMAGE HEART OR OVERLOAD WITH FLUIDS THAT THE HEART CAN NOT HANDLE
Pleural effusion (fluid in the lung) is very common post open heart surgery. Could be a consequence of the surgical procedure itself and follow a generally benign course. Postoperative pleural effusions may also occur with postpericardiotomy syndrome which is a subgroup of the more general category of conditions called postcardiac injury syndrome
Many reasons, like periop fluid overload, weakness of the heart muscle, irregular heartbeat...
