The use of transbronchial cryobiopsy for diffuse parenchymal lung disease in critically ill patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure-A case series.
Atul MattaEna GuptaZulma SwankAlejandro Aragaki-NakahodoJoseph CooleyDanielle N Caudell-StamperSadia BenzaquenPublished in: The clinical respiratory journal (2021)
TBC is a feasible technique with an acceptable complication rate and a fairly high histopathological yield in ICU patients with DPLD and acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. Appropriate diagnosis can be crucial in making management decisions for these patients.
Keyphrases
- respiratory failure
- mechanical ventilation
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- end stage renal disease
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- intensive care unit
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- patient reported outcomes
- hepatitis b virus
- patient reported
- liver failure
- fine needle aspiration