Methods: Between 1 January 2017 and 30 June 2022, 365 patients who underwent fibreoptic bronchoscopy and had positive acid-fast smears of BALF were ... Combined with mycobacterial culture and drug ...

Background Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is essential in determining the efficacy of novel therapies in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD). These require initial proof-of-concept demonstration that ...

that compared two different sedation regimes in fiberoptic flexible bronchoscopy in pediatric subjects. The objective of the presented study is to analyze the correlation between the neutrophil ...

Objectives: To evaluate the safety and feasibility of high flow oxygen therapy (HFOT), and to record SpO 2 and desaturation episodes in dogs and cats receiving HFOT or conventional oxygen therapy (COT ...

Bronchoalveolar lavage. Bronchoalveolar lavage is performed during bronchoscopy. Sterile water is injected through the bronchoscope into a segment of the lung. The fluid is then suctioned back and ...

Bronchoscopy and related procedures such as bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) are invasive but allow the collection of lower respiratory specimens from non-sputum producers. Cultures of bronchoscopic ...

Rigid bronchoscopy is a procedure that helps doctors diagnose and manage several conditions that affect the airways. It involves inserting a metal tube with a light and camera into a person’s ...

A bronchoscopy is a medical device that lets doctors look into your lungs and airways. The procedure uses a thin tube with a small camera and light at the end. The doctor inserts it through your ...

All of the patients evaluated had received a bronchoscopy at the onset of AAV. Participants’ histologic and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) findings were obtained during bronchoscopy. Two hundred seventy ...

Bronchoscopy is a procedure that allows your doctor to see inside the airways of your lungs. If a small piece of tissue is taken during the procedure, it’s called a transbronchial biopsy and is ...

Up to 69.3% of the bronchoscopies were bronchial aspiration and 41.7% were BAL. The median duration of bronchoscopy was 9.1 minutes and the mean score for ease of use, image quality and aspiration ...