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  • Title: Emergency airway clot removal in acute hemorrhagic respiratory failure.
    Author: Allen RP, Siefkin AD.
    Journal: Crit Care Med; 1987 Oct; 15(10):985-6. PubMed ID: 3652716.
    Abstract:
    Three cases of respiratory failure and severe hypoxemia caused by blood clot obscuring the central airway are described. A technique to clear the airway using a no. 6 Fogarty balloon-tip embolectomy catheter inserted through a flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope was used in all three cases. Marked improvement and stabilization occurred while definitive therapy was undertaken.
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