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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |