Application of bronchoalveolar lavage in children with respiratory disorders
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4408.2015.04.033
- VernacularTitle:支气管肺泡灌洗术在儿科呼吸系统疾病中的应用
- Author:
Na DONG
;
Min LU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Bronchoalveolar lavage;
Lower respiratory tract infection;
Interstitial lung disease
- From:
International Journal of Pediatrics
2015;(4):477-480,481
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Bronchoalveolar lavage ( BAL) has been widely used in pediatric respiratory system disea-ses,and it has been comfirmed the value of the diagnosis and treatment in lung diseases. Collected bronchoalveo-lar lavage fluid ( BALF) is often used in microbiological pathogen identification,cellular and non-cellular com-ponents analyses. And it can be also used as guideline of clinical medication,diagnosis,treatment and pathogene-sis research of the respiratory disorders. This article summarizes the advance of BAL in pediatrics ,such as BAL operating skills,specimen transport and handling,and clinical application in lower respiratory tract infection and interstitial lung disease.
