A case for the therapeutic use of perfluorocarbon in pulmonary atelectasis

Thorax. 2017 May;72(5):478-480. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-208619. Epub 2016 Dec 20.

Authors

Shreya Bali¹, Gareth Morgan², Andrew Nyman³, Simona Turcu⁴, Andrew Durward³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesia, Homerton University Hospital, London, UK.
² Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Evelina Children's Hospital, London, UK.
³ Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Evelina Children's Hospital, London, UK.
⁴ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Evelina Children's Hospital, London, UK.

PMID: 27999169
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-208619

No abstract available

Keywords: Equipment Evaluations; Paediatric Lung Disaese; Rare lung diseases.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bronchoscopy*
Child, Preschool
Female
Fluorocarbons / therapeutic use*
Humans
Instillation, Drug
Pulmonary Atelectasis / diagnostic imaging*
Pulmonary Atelectasis / therapy*
Radiography
Stents

Substances

Fluorocarbons