Lung Transplantation for Chronic Humidifier Disinfectant-Associated Lung Injury

Lung Transplantation for Chronic Humidifier Disinfectant-Associated Lung Injury

In the spring of 2011, a cluster of lung injuries caused by humidifier disinfectant (HD) usage were reported in Korea. Many patients required mechanical ventilation, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and even lung transplantation (LTPL). However, the long-term course of HD-associated lung injury...

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Main Authors: Won-Young Kim, So-Woon Kim, Kyung-Wook Jo, Sae Hoon Choi, Hyung Ryul Kim, Yong-Hee Kim, Dong Kwan Kim, Seung-Il Park, Sang-Bum Hong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine 2016-05-01
Series:Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Subjects:
disinfectants
humidifiers
inhalation exposure
lung transplantation
oxygen inhalation therapy
Online Access:http://www.kjccm.org/upload/pdf/kjccm-2016-31-2-146.pdf

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