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Anaesthesia

Title:		Sand aspiration: a case report and review of the radiological features and management
Author(s):		Appelboam, R. Williams, M. P. Duffy, M. R.
Address:		Department of Radiology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK. Rebecca.Appelboam@phnt.swest.nhs.uk
Year:		2010 Aug
Journal Title:		Anaesthesia
Page Number:		848-54
Language:		eng
Volume:		65
Issue:		8
ISSN/ISBN:		1365-2044 (Electronic). 0003-2409 (Linking)
Abstract:		We report a case of severe sand aspiration in association with near-drowning, which led to respiratory failure secondary to the acute respiratory distress syndrome, necessitating mechanical ventilation, repeated therapeutic bronchoscopic lavage, and a stay in the intensive care unit that exceeded one month.