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Endoscopic lung volume reduction effectively treats acute respiratory failure secondary to bullous emphysema
Author(s) -
SEXTON Paul,
GARRETT Jeffrey E.,
RANKIN Nigel,
ANDERSON Graeme
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
respirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1440-1843
pISSN - 1323-7799
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2010.01824.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lung volume reduction , acute respiratory failure , lung , reduction (mathematics) , lung function , respiratory failure , lung volumes , respiratory system , radiology , intensive care medicine , surgery , mechanical ventilation , geometry , mathematics
Emphysema often affects the lungs in a heterogeneous fashion, and collapse or removal of severely hyperinflated portions of lung can improve overall lung function and symptoms. The role of lung volume reduction (LVR) surgery in selected patients is well established, but that of non‐surgical LVR is still being defined. In particular, use of endobronchial LVR is still under development. This case report describes a 48‐year‐old non‐smoker with severe bullous emphysema complicated by acute hypercapnic respiratory failure, who was successfully treated by endobronchial valve placement while intubated in an intensive care unit.