Unilateral Pulmonary Edema After Minimal-invasive Mitral Valve Surgery
Unilateral Pulmonary Edema After Minimal-invasive Mitral Valve Surgery
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.
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.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  >= 18 years of age

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  urgent surgery