High-risk whole lung lavage for an unprecedented oil drowning situation: Management issues from a respiratory therapist's perspective

High-risk whole lung lavage for an unprecedented oil drowning situation: Management issues from a respiratory therapist's perspective

Bilateral whole lung lavage (WLL), a complex procedure involving large volume saline washes of both lungs is a standard treatment for pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. Uncommonly, following large volume oil aspiration, the ensuing fulminant lipoid pneumonia (“oil drowning”) can be fatal, and therapeut...

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Main Authors: Anmol Hanamant Thorbole, Hari Prasad, Sameer Bansal, Ravindra Mehta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Respiratory Care
Subjects:
acute respiratory distress syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
lipoid pneumonia
oil drowning
rescue therapy
rigid bronchoscopy
Online Access:http://www.ijrc.in/article.asp?issn=2277-9019;year=2021;volume=10;issue=2;spage=260;epage=262;aulast=Thorbole

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