Whole lung lavage using a rapid infusion system to treat a patient with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Whole lung lavage (WLL) is a therapeutic procedure to remove accumulated material by infusing and draining the lungs with lavage fluid. This procedure has been regarded as the current standard of care to treat pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. However, the WLL protocol has not yet been standardized an...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Yeungnam University College of Medicine
2020-01-01
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Series: | Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.e-yujm.org/upload/pdf/yujm-2019-00360.pdf |