Shen-Schwarz S, Dosi P C, Schwarz K O, Brown E G, Strauss L
Pediatr Pathol. 1986;6(2-3):259-65. doi: 10.3109/15513818609037717.
Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) produced by endotracheal suction catheter is a known cause of persistent pneumothorax in preterm infants in intensive care nurseries. This report describes the pulmonary pathology of a neonate who had sustained this injury. The observation suggests that the abnormal airflow results in severe damage of the involved lobe and an unusually mild bronchopulmonary dysplasia in the rest of the lung. This is in agreement with the fact that BPF acts as the path of least resistance for the oxygen-rich air from the ventilator.
气管内吸痰导管导致的支气管胸膜瘘（BPF）是重症监护病房中早产儿持续性气胸的已知病因。本报告描述了一名遭受此损伤的新生儿的肺部病理情况。观察结果表明，异常气流导致受累肺叶严重受损，而肺部其他部分的支气管肺发育不良异常轻微。这与BPF成为来自呼吸机的富氧空气的阻力最小路径这一事实相符。
