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Chest X-rays obtained prior to pulmonary lavage with PFD (A) and following suctioning of PFD, thrombus and approximately 24 h of recruitment with high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (B). There is interval improvement in aeration and new air bronchograms consistent with clot removal. PFD, perfluorodecalin.
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A short period of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation was used to optimize recruitment, with the subsequent chest xray demonstrating significant recruitment of the bilateral upper lobes and left lower lobe far beyond the extent to which bronchoscopy can visualize (Fig. 1).