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A new interventional bronchoscopy technique for the treatment of bronchopleural fistula
- Source :
- Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Vol 15, Iss 4, Pp 174-178 (2017)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Arizona Thoracic Society, 2017.
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Abstract
- A patient receiving mechanical ventilation with multiple left hydropneumothoraces had a persistent air leak through the thoracostomy tube. The leak was temporarily resolved by interventional bronchoscopy at the bedside in the ICU. Because of the limited resources available at the hospital, a Swan-Ganz catheter was inserted into the left upper lobe bronchus, inflated and left in place. The air leak ceased and the left upper lobe bronchus was occluded with an autologous blood plug by infusing the patient’s own blood through the distal port of the catheter. The patient’s oxygenation improved significantly. The effects persisted for 2.5 hours until the air leak returned while the patient remained intubated. Such a technique may be useful when managing persistent air leaks.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 21606773
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.312d46c565f436fb6eecaa54d018b2e
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.13175/swjpcc120-17