PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ahmed, Raees
AU  - Iqbal, Mobeen
AU  - Kashef, Sayed H.
AU  - Almomatten, Mohammed I.
TI  - Whole lung lavage with intermittent double lung ventilation. A modified technique for managing pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.
DP  - 2005 Jan 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 139--141
VI  - 26
IP  - 1
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/26/1/139.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/26/1/139.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2005 Jan 01; 26
AB  - Whole lung lavage is still the most effective treatment for pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. We report a 21-year-old male diagnosed with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis by open lung biopsy and who underwent whole lung lavage with a modified technique. He showed significant improvement in clinical and functional parameters. The technique of intermittent double lung ventilation during lavage procedure keeps the oxygen saturation in acceptable limits in patients at risk for severe hypoxemia and allows the procedure to be completed in a single setting.