Abstract:As a rare procedure, massive bronchoalveolar lavage (MBAL) is a large-volume lavage which necessitates general anesthesia and one-lung ventilation (OLV). During MBAL isotonic saline is instilled into one lung and drained through one lumen of a double-lumen tube. MBAL is the most effective treatment for symptomatic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP). A 27-year-old male with PAP was scheduled for therapeutic MBALs. After standard preoxygenation, monitoring and anesthesia induction, a double-lumen tube was plac… Show more
“…Her iki akciğere lavaj uygulama işlemi aynı seansta yapılabi-leceği gibi 24-48 saat sonra da yapılabilir (3,(5)(6)(7). Hastalarda genellikle işlem sonrası semptom, radyoloji ve işlevler açısın-dan iyileşme görülebilmektedir (3,5).…”
“…Her iki akciğere lavaj uygulama işlemi aynı seansta yapılabi-leceği gibi 24-48 saat sonra da yapılabilir (3,(5)(6)(7). Hastalarda genellikle işlem sonrası semptom, radyoloji ve işlevler açısın-dan iyileşme görülebilmektedir (3,5).…”
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