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(Chest. 1973;63:1033-1034.)
© 1973 American College of Chest Physicians

Heparin Absorption during Heparin-Saline Lung Lavage in a Patient with Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis

Walter A. Sunderland M.D.1 and Roger L. Klein M.D.1

1 University of Oregon Medical School, Portland

Lung lavage with heparin-saline solution in the treatment of a patient with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis was no better than lavage with saline alone. Sufficient heparin was absorbed from the lung so that the patient's clotting time was prolonged and he sustained a retroperitoneal bleed. We believe clinicians should be alert to the possibility of heparin absorption from the lung, especially when large doses are used during lung lavage.




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