Whole Lung Lavage of Nine Children with Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis: Experience in a Tertiary Lung Center
A 6.5 year old boy received 12 cycles of WLL on PCPB via femoral artery and vein cannulas. Weaning process was done successfully in the ICU and he discharged from the hospital 3 days later. 8 month follow up was accompanied with a normal life. He died from severe pulmonary infection and hypoxemia 13 months after lavage.