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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Publishing
2023-05-01
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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 |