Whole lung lavage therapy for pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: a global survey of current practices and procedures

Table 3 Complications in WLL

Complication	Frequency (%)^{a, b}
Fever	18.0
Fluid leakage	4.0
Hypoxemia	14.2
Wheezing	6.1
Pneumonia	5.0
Headache	0
Respiratory acidosis	0
Transient neuropathy	0
Pleural effusion	3.1
Prolonged mechanical ventilation	0
Metabolic acidosis	0
Pulmonary thromboembolism	0
Pneumothorax	0.8
Transient cardiac ischemia	0
Cardiac arrest	1.1^c

^aBased on an estimated total of 1110 WLLs. Estimation of the total number of WLLs is the sum of the total per centre calculated as: median WLL number per year multiplied by the number of years’ experience
^bThe frequency of complications was estimated as the mean value of frequencies reported by the centres
^cCardiac arrest occurred only in 1 case out of 5 WLL reported, only at 1 centre

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