Anesthetic management of bilateral pulmonary alveolar proteinosis for whole lung lavage
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare lung diseases in which there is abnormal accumulation of lung surfactant in alveoli by lipoproteinaceous material. The standard method for management of such cases is whole lung lavage (WLL). We report a PAP patient for WLL under general anesthesia and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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Series: | The Indian Anaesthetists' Forum |
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Online Access: | http://www.theiaforum.org/article.asp?issn=2589-7934;year=2020;volume=21;issue=1;spage=62;epage=65;aulast=Solanki |