Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lung Biopsy in Critically Ill Patients With Hematologic Malignancy and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Case Series Report

• Main Authors: Elizabeth Arrieta MD (Author), Saveria Sangiovanni MD (Author), Juan Esteban Garcia-Robledo MD (Author), Mauricio Velásquez MD (Author), Luz Fernanda Sua MD, PhD (Author), Liliana Fernández-Trujillo MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pulmonary complications are prevalent among patients with hematologic malignancies, who are at high risk of developing acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Although diffuse alveolar damage is considered the diagnostic hallmark of ARDS, there are plenty of other non-diffuse alveolar damage eti...