A 47 year old woman with metastatic ovarian cancer is admitted for VATS pleurodesis (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery) and drainage of bilateral pleural effusions. Her admission chest X-ray is shown in Image 1. During her operation, 2L of fluid is drained from the left chest. Shortly thereafter, pink frothy sputum starts coming out of the ET tube and the patient markedly desaturates.
The patient is transferred to the intensive care unit and the following chest x-ray is obtained (Image 2). What is the diagnosis and the risk factors associated with this condition? *This case is by Docplexus Editorial Team for educational purpose only.
