Is This Still Done???

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Partial liquid ventilation (PLV) to treat respiratory distress syndrome. Did it ever get beyond the "experimental" stage? Is this being used anywhere???

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leach, c. l., greenspan, j. s., rubenstein, s. d., shaffer, t. h., wolfson, m. r., jackson, j. c., delemos, r., fuhrman, b. p., the liquivent study group, (1996). partial liquid ventilation with perflubron in premature infants with severe respiratory distress syndrome. n engl j med 335: 761-767 [abstract]

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partial liquid ventilation for the prevention of mortality and morbidity in paediatric acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome (abstract)

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apr 2004 - a cochrane review abstract: evidence based medicine reviews based primarily on meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials.

liquivent manufacturer;

http://www.allp.com/liquivent/lv_summ.htm

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Thanks for the link, Karen :)

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