Saved by the PEEP: Resolution of Complete Unilateral Lung Collapse Secondary to Mucus Plugging With Ventilator Technique

Saved by the PEEP: Resolution of Complete Unilateral Lung Collapse Secondary to Mucus Plugging With Ventilator Technique

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Bronchoscopy can be used to resolve respiratory failure caused by tenacious mucus hard steel shot plugs.However, emergent bronchoscopy to resolve mucus plugging is not always available in small rural hospitals around the country.We present a case in which increasing the positive end-expiratory pressure settings on the ventilator resulted in moustache stick on immediate improvement in patient oxygenation and imaging findings during a respiratory emergency caused by mucus plugging.