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Abstract
Three cases of respiratory failure and severe hypoxemia caused by blood clot obscuring the central airway are described. A technique to clear the airway using a no. 6 Fogarty balloon-tip embolectomy catheter inserted through a flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope was used in all three cases. Marked improvement and stabilization occurred while definitive therapy was undertaken.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3652716 DOI: 10.1097/00003246-198710000-00021
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Crit Care Med ISSN: 0090-3493 Impact factor: 7.598