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  • Title: Combination of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and pulmonary lavage in a patient with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.
    Author: Sivitanidis E, Tosson R, Wiebalck A, Laczkovics A.
    Journal: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg; 1999 Mar; 15(3):370-2. PubMed ID: 10333038.
    Abstract:
    We describe a rare case of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in a young woman with dyspnea and progressive hypoxaemia due to the alveolar deposition of insoluble, surfactant-like material. Routine treatment includes whole-lung-lavage (WLL) using double-lumen-tubes for selective lavaging of each lung. We performed three whole-lung-lavages and used veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (v-vECMO) to support oxygenation during these procedures.
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