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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Main Authors: Nilesh M Solanki, Shailesh K Shah, Rashmita H Jasoliya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
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