Yield of bronchoalveolar lavage in ventilated and non-ventilated children after bone marrow transplantation

Adult and paediatric size bronchoscopes for bronchoalveolar lavage in mechanically ventilated patients: yield and side effects.

BACKGROUND Bronchoalveolar lavage is considered a safe procedure. When performed in the mechanically ventilated patient, however, potentially harmful effects on respiratory and haemodynamic functions have been reported in which the size of the bronchoscope may play a part. Two different size bronchoscopes (adult and paediatric) were therefore investigated with regard to bronchoalveolar lavage y...

Combined bronchoalveolar lavage and transbronchial lung biopsy: safety and yield in ventilated patients.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and diagnostic yield of bedside bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) combined with fibrescopic transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) in determining the aetiology of pulmonary infiltrates in mechanically ventilated patients. The records of 38 mechanically ventilated patients who underwent BAL/TBLB to investigate unexplained pulmonary infiltrates were retrospe...

Role of bronchoalveolar lavage in the assessment of pulmonary complications following bone marrow and organ transplantation.

Clinical course and complications following diagnostic bronchoalveolar lavage in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients

BACKGROUND Flexible, fibreoptic bronchoscopy (FFB) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) have been used for diagnostic purposes in critically ill ventilated patients. The additional diagnostic value compared to tracheal aspirations in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) has been questioned. Nevertheless, BAL can provide extra information for the differential diagnosis of respiratory disease and go...

Measurement of interleukin 10 in bronchoalveolar lavage from preterm ventilated infants.

BACKGROUND Interleukin 10 (IL-10) is a cytokine that downregulates inflammation, in part by reducing the production of the proinflammatory cytokines IL-1beta and IL-8. It has been suggested that an inability to produce IL-10 might predispose preterm infants to develop chronic lung disease. AIM To measure IL-10, IL-1beta, and IL-8 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from ventilated preterm infants...