title: Biological glue for persistent airleak: a case report.
abstract: We report the case of a pneumonthorax in 95-year-old man with three management issues: a wrongly placed drain despite fluoroscopic guidance; the need for a larger drain because of the size of the pneumonthorax; and the use of fresh frozen plasma (FFP) as a biological glue for an ongoing airleak.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Lutz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Beckert
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015505:Chest Tubes; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors; D010949:Plasma; D018700:Pleurodesis; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000628:therapy*