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Ultrasound‐guided lung lavage for life‐threatening bronchial obstruction due to meconium plug
Author(s) -
Dell'Orto Valentina,
Centorrino Roberta,
De Luca Daniele
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.22917
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchoalveolar lavage , meconium , meconium aspiration syndrome , airway obstruction , lung , ultrasound , airway , anesthesia , surgery , radiology , fetus , pregnancy , biology , genetics
We present a case of life‐threatening airway obstruction caused by meconium aspiration, a condition with significant neonatal mortality and morbidity. Lung ultrasound detected the obstruction and helped in the clinical management allowing to perform a quick and selective bronchoalveolar lavage with diluted surfactant.
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