Therapeutic Effect of Whole Lung Lavage on Pneumoconiosis

Authors:

Hongmei Zhang,^{1 *}Pei Liu,² Hongmei Zheng,³ Deng Chunyan,^{2 *}Yanjun Zeng⁴

1. Department of Respiratory medicine, Taihe Hospital , Hubei University of Medicine, Hubei, China, Hongmei Zhang email: [email protected]
2. Department of Intensive Care Unit, Taihe Hospital ,Hubei University of Medicine, Hubei, China, Pei Liu email: [email protected], Deng Chunyan email: [email protected]
3. Department of Skill Training Center, Taihe Hospital , Hubei University of Medicine, Hubei, China, Hongmei Zheng email: [email protected]
4. Biomechanics and Medical Information Institute, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China, Yanjun Zeng email: [email protected]
*Correspondence to [email protected], [email protected]

Disclosure:

The authors have declared no conflicts of interest.

Acknowledgements:

The authors would like to thank all participating patients and the staff from their respiratory department.
Written consent was obtained from the family members of all patients and the study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of the Affiliated Taihe Hospital at Hubei University of Medicine.

Disclaimer:

Yanjun Zeng conceived the initial idea and the study design. Pei Liu designed the study and contributed to data analysis. Chunyan Deng collected data. Hongmei Zhang collected data and drafted the manuscript.

Received:

18.02.16

Accepted:

19.09.16

Citation:

EMJ Respir. 2016;4[1]:98-103. DOI/10.33590/emjrespir/10311749. https://doi.org/10.33590/emjrespir/10311749.

Keywords:

Whole lung lavage (WLL), pneumoconiosis, therapeutic effect

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