[Research progress in stent associated respiratory tract infection].

Airway stents are commonly used to treat patients with central airway obstruction, but several complications have been identified, including mucus plugging, granulation tissue, stent migration, and infection. Stent associated respiratory tract infection (SARTI) has often been neglected by the practicing clinicians. Therefore, we reviewed the available current literatures on the diagnosis and management of stent associated respiratory tract infection.气道支架置入是治疗中央气道狭窄的有效手段，可快速缓解患者气促症状，改善患者生活质量，但是其远期并发症常见，如支架相关性呼吸道感染、支架移位、肉芽生长等，目前临床医师对支架相关性呼吸道感染关注不足，本文就支架相关性呼吸道感染的诊断、类型及防治等方面进行综述，以期提高临床医师对本病的重视。.