Amount of liquid deficit in whole lung lavage predicts the need for mechanical ventilation

Introduction Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare syndrome that causes hypoxemic respiratory failure characterized by accumulation of lipoproteinous material in the alveoli. Whole lung lavage (WLL) is still the standard treatment which is based on the physical removal of the material with...

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Main Authors: Demet Turan, Efsun Gonca Uğur Chousein, Elif Tanrıverdi, Mustafa Çörtük, Binnaz Zeynep Yıldırım, Tuğçe Barça Şeker, Mehmet Akif Özgül, Erdoğan Çetinkaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2023-05-01
Series:Pneumon
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Online Access:http://www.pneumon.org/Amount-of-liquid-deficit-in-whole-lung-lavage-predicts-the-need-for-mechanical-ventilation,161857,0,2.html