"Bronchoalveolar Lavage" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Washing out of the lungs with saline or mucolytic agents for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. It is very useful in the diagnosis of diffuse pulmonary infiltrates in immunosuppressed patients.
| Descriptor ID |
D018893
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.927.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Bronchoalveolar Lavage- Bronchoalveolar Lavage
- Bronchoalveolar Lavages
- Lavage, Bronchoalveolar
- Lavages, Bronchoalveolar
- Lung Lavage
- Lavage, Lung
- Lavages, Lung
- Lung Lavages
- Lavage, Bronchopulmonary
- Bronchioalveolar Lavage
- Bronchioalveolar Lavages
- Lavage, Bronchioalveolar
- Lavages, Bronchioalveolar
- Bronchopulmonary Lavage
- Bronchopulmonary Lavages
- Lavages, Bronchopulmonary
Bronchial Lavage- Bronchial Lavage
- Bronchial Lavages
- Lavage, Bronchial
- Lavages, Bronchial
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bronchoalveolar Lavage" by people in Profiles.
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Teplitzky TB, Kou YF, Bozkanat KM, Johnson RF, Chorney SR. Pathogenic bacteria in bronchoalveolar lavage cultures and pediatric laryngotracheal reconstruction outcomes. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2023 05; 58(5):1438-1443.
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Chugh K, Jatwani S. Transbronchial biopsy vs. bronchoalveolar lavage in interstitial lung disease. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2022 01 01; 28(1):3-8.
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Ost DE, Ernst A, Lei X, Kovitz KL, Benzaquen S, Diaz-Mendoza J, Greenhill S, Toth J, Feller-Kopman D, Puchalski J, Baram D, Karunakara R, Jimenez CA, Filner JJ, Morice RC, Eapen GA, Michaud GC, Estrada-Y-Martin RM, Rafeq S, Grosu HB, Ray C, Gilbert CR, Yarmus LB, Simoff M. Diagnostic Yield and Complications of Bronchoscopy for Peripheral Lung Lesions. Results of the AQuIRE Registry. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 Jan 01; 193(1):68-77.
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Shaffer TH, Wolfson MR. Translational research: matching experimental models with therapeutic interventions. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2012 May; 13(3):369-70.
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Brown SD, Baxter KM, Stephenson ST, Esper AM, Brown LA, Fitzpatrick AM. Airway TGF-?1 and oxidant stress in children with severe asthma: association with airflow limitation. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Feb; 129(2):388-96, 396.e1-8.
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Henrichsen T, Lindenskov PH, Shaffer TH, Loekke RJ, Fugelseth D, Lindemann R. Perfluorodecalin lavage of a longstanding lung atelectasis in a child with spinal muscle atrophy. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2012 Apr; 47(4):415-9.
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Sharma S, Malur A, Marshall I, Huizar I, Barna BP, Pories W, Dohm L, Kavuru MS, Thomassen MJ. Alveolar macrophage activation in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Surgery. 2012 Jan; 151(1):107-12.
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Huizar I, Kavuru MS. Alveolar proteinosis syndrome: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2009 Sep; 15(5):491-8.
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Malhotra AK, Riaz OJ, Duane TM, Aboutanos MB, Goldberg AE, Smalara KM, Borchers CT, Martin NR, Ivatury RR. Subthreshold quantitative bronchoalveolar lavage: clinical and therapeutic implications. J Trauma. 2008 Sep; 65(3):580-8.
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Marik PE, Baram M. Diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia. N Engl J Med. 2007 Apr 5; 356(14):1470; author reply 1470-1.