Case Reports
September 30, 2005
Vol. 63 No. 3 (2005): Pulmonary series
https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2005.635

Successful management of ARDS with bronchopleural fistula secondary to miliary tuberculosis using a conventional ventilator

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Miliary tuberculosis, ARDS, bronchopleural fistula, conventional ventilator
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P. Malhotra
dranshupuneet@yahoo.co.in
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
R. Agarwal
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
D. Gupta
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Italy.
A.N. Aggarwal
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Italy.
Most institutions in India and other developing countries do not have facilities for high frequency ventilation in adults. We report the successful management of a case of ARDS with bronchopleural fistula secondary to miliary tuberculosis using a conventional ventilator and early empiric anti-tubercular therapy.

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“Successful Management of ARDS With Bronchopleural Fistula Secondary to Miliary Tuberculosis Using a Conventional Ventilator”. 2005. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 63 (3). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2005.635.