ArticleCase reports in critical care2017
Bronchopleural Fistula Resolution with Endobronchial Valve Placement and Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Case Series.
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- Endobronchial one-way valves for treatment of persistent air leaks: a systematic review.Respiratory research · 2017Pooled it
- Bronchoscopic closure of intubation-related bronchopleural fistulas using combined argon plasma coagulation and fibrin glue: a case series.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Article
- Endobronchial valves placement for persistent air leaks in critically ill patients: chest tube removal and competing risk of death.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Transforming pulmonary care with applications of endobronchial valves beyond emphysema: a narrative review.Annals of translational medicine · 2025Review
- Challenging Management of a Severe Bronchopleural Fistula Caused by a Persistent Air Leak.Cureus · 2025Article
- Bronchoscopic Endobronchial Valve Therapy for Persistent Air Leaks in COVID-19 Patients Requiring Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- The efficacy of endobronchial valves for the treatment of bronchopleural fistula: a single-arm clinical trial.Journal of thoracic disease · 2022Article
- Endobronchial blood-patch: A novel technique for a persistent pleural air leak.Respiratory medicine case reports · 2022Article
- Intrathoracic negative pressure therapy and/or endobronchial valve for pleural empyema minimal invasive management: case series of thirteen patients and review of the literature.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2020Article
- Management of Complications After Lung Resection: Prolonged Air Leak and Bronchopleural Fistula.Thoracic surgery clinics · 2020Review
- Endobronchial Valves for the Treatment of Bronchopleural Fistula and Pneumothorax Caused by Pulmonary Cryptococcosis in an AIDS Patient.Frontiers in medicine · 2020Article
- Endobronchial One-Way Valve Therapy Facilitates Weaning from Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Patient with ARDS and Persistent Air Leak.Case reports in critical care · 2018Article
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Abstract
Patients who have acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with persistent air leaks have worse outcomes. Endobronchial valves (EBV) are frequently deployed after pulmonary resection in noncritically ill patients to reduce and eliminate bronchopleural fistulas (BPFs) with persistent air leak (PAL). Information regarding EBV placement in mechanically ventilated patients with ARDS and high volume persistent air leaks is rare and limited to case reports. We describe three cases where EBV placement facilitated endotracheal extubation in patients with severe respiratory failure on prolonged mechanical ventilation with BPFs. In each case, EBV placement led to immediate resolution of PAL. We believe endobronchial valve placement is a safe method treating persistent air leak with severe respiratory failure and may reduce days on mechanical ventilation.
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