Most institutions in India and other developing countries do not have facilities for high frequency ventilation in adults. We report the successful management of a case of ARDS with bronchopleural fistula secondary to miliary tuberculosis using a conventional ventilator and early empiric anti-tubercular therapy.

Management of ARDS / D. Chiumello, E. Carlesso, L. Gattinoni - In: Handbook on Drowning : Prevention, Rescue, Treatment / Joost J.L.M. Bierens. - Berlin : Springer, 2005. - ISBN 3540439730. - pp. 410-427

Management of ARDS

D. Chiumello;E. Carlesso;L. Gattinoni
2005

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Most institutions in India and other developing countries do not have facilities for high frequency ventilation in adults. We report the successful management of a case of ARDS with bronchopleural fistula secondary to miliary tuberculosis using a conventional ventilator and early empiric anti-tubercular therapy.
ARDS; Bronchopleural fistula; Conventional ventilator; Miliary tuberculosis
Settore MED/41 - Anestesiologia
2005
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