Sand aspiration: a case report and review of the radiological features and management

Authors: Appelboam, R.¹; Williams, M. P.²; Duffy, M. R.³

Source: Anaesthesia, Volume 65, Number 8, August 2010 , pp. 848-854(7)

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Abstract:

Summary

We report a case of severe sand aspiration in association with near-drowning, which led to respiratory failure secondary to the acute respiratory distress syndrome, necessitating mechanical ventilation, repeated therapeutic bronchoscopic lavage, and a stay in the intensive care unit that exceeded one month.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.2010.06405.x

Affiliations: 1: Specialist Registrar 2: Consultant, Department of Radiology 3: Consultant Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK

Publication date: 2010-08-01