This is the first study to correlate histological results and complications following TCB and SLB in ILD subjects, some of whom underwent both procedures. TCB is a suitable diagnostic tool in ILD, potentially completely dispensing with the need for an SLB in some cases. In all cases, an interdisciplinary case evaluation is necessary as a final step.

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This single-catheter, low-flow ECCO2R system provided clinically useful levels of CO2 removal in these patients with COPD. The system appears to be a potentially valuable additional modality for the treatment of hypercapnic respiratory failure.

Randerath WJ; Treml M; Priegnitz C; Stieglitz S; Hagmeyer L; Morgenstern C. Evaluation of a noninvasive algorithm for differentiation of obstructive and central hypopneas. SLEEP 2013;36(3):363-368.