Back to the 60s: The Heimlich Valve A patient- and family-centered care perspective

• Main Authors: Daphne I. Aukes (Author), J. Marco Schnater (Author), Marielle W.H. Pijnenburg (Author), Patricia M.J. Kalkman (Author), Carine I. van Capelle (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In this case report we present a 5-year old boy with a bronchopleural fistula with persistent air leak following complicated empyema. Treatment with antibiotics and pleural drainage did not stop the air leak and consequently prolonged drainage of the pleural cavity was needed. As this would account...