A mini-whole lung lavage to treat autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP)

A mini-whole lung lavage to treat autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP)

Abstract Background PAP is an ultra-rare respiratory syndrome characterized by the accumulation of surfactant within the alveoli. Whole lung lavage (WLL) is the current standard of care of PAP, however it is not a standardized procedure and the total amount of fluid used to wash each lung is still d...

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Main Authors: Francesca Mariani, Elena Salvaterra, Sara Lettieri, Annalisa De Silvestri, Alessandra Corino, Matteo Bosio, Elia Fraolini, Davide Piloni, Giuseppe Rodi, Angelo Guido Corsico, Ilaria Campo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-03-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Whole lung lavage
ICU stay
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-022-01982-2

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