Whole lung lavage therapy for pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: a global survey of current practices and procedures

the WLL International Study Group, for; Campo, Ilaria; Luisetti, Maurizio; Griese, Matthias; C. Trapnell, Bruce; Bonella, Francesco; Grutters, Jan; Nakata, Koh; H.M. van Moorsel, Coline; Costabel, Ulrich; Cottin, Vincent; Ichiwata, Toshio; Inoue, Yoshikazu; Braschi, Antonio; Bonizzoni, Giacomo; Antonio Iotti, Giorgio; Tinelli, Carmine; Rodi, Giuseppe

doi:10.1186/s13023-016-0497-9

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Whole lung lavage therapy for pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: a global survey of current practices and procedures

Published in Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases • Aug 17, 2016

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for the WLL International Study Group

Ilaria Campo

Maurizio Luisetti

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Whole lung lavage (WLL) is the current standard of care treatment for patients affected by pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP). However, WLL is not standardized and international consensus documents are lacking. Our aim was to obtain a factual portrayal of WLL as currently practiced wit...

Subject

Medicine

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

Supine position

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