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Preoperative evaluation had failed to reveal any respiratory or cardiac problem. After evidence of a low arterial oxygen saturation, blood gas analysis from the central venous line correctly inserted in the right internal jugular vein revealed a higher oxygen saturation than in the arterial compartment. A thoracic computed tomography showed bilateral pleural effusion, lobar pulmonary embolism, and a drainage of a left pulmonary vein into the left innominate vein. This unique combination resulted in an uncommon cause of platypnea\u2013orthodeoxia syndrome.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Often associated with right-to-left shunting, platypnea\u2013orthodeoxia syndrome may be observed in complex clinical conditions with several factors influencing the ventilation\/perfusion ratio. The paradoxical finding of a higher oxygen saturation in a central venous line than in an arterial line should prompt the clinician to look at the possibility of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return. No specific treatment is required in asymptomatic adults, except for an echocardiographic follow-up to detect the onset of pulmonary hypertension.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s13256-021-03185-7","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,19]],"date-time":"2021-12-19T00:02:42Z","timestamp":1639872162000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Platypnea\u2013orthodeoxia syndrome in a postoperative patient: a case report"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Jo\u00e3o","family":"Pinto Pereira","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Benoit","family":"Ghaye","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Pierre-Fran\u00e7ois","family":"Laterre","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4409-3352","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Philippe","family":"Hantson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"3185_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"384","DOI":"10.1007\/s00059-016-4479-4","volume":"42","author":"R De Vecchis","year":"2017","unstructured":"De Vecchis R, Baldi C, Ariano C, Giasi A, Cioppa C. 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