Rescue therapy using an endobronchial valve and digital air leak monitoring in Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis
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In this case report, we describe the utilisation of two recently developed technologies for the successful management of a persistent air leak (PAL) in a critically ill patient in whom cardiothoracic surgical intervention was not possible. We report the case of a young leukaemic woman with a PAL complicating Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis (IPA), who was effectively managed using an Endobronchial Valve, supplemented by objective, digital air leak data provided by a Thopaz(®) device (Medela, Switzerland).
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دوره 14 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015