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Whole lung lavage decreases physiological dead space in patients with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: two case reports 

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare disease characterized by progressive accumulation of the alveolar surfactant. Whole lung lavage (WLL) using a high volume of warmed saline remains the standard therapy. However, no established bedside monitoring tool can evaluate the physiol...

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Autores principales: Fujihara, Tatsuya, Shono, Atsuko, Katayama, Nozomi, Nikai, Tetsuro, Shiratsuki, Yohei, Amano, Yoshihiro, Saito, Yoji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10439532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37596611
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-023-04085-8