作者: J Riedler , J Grigg , C Stone , G Tauro , C F Robertson
DOI: 10.1164/AJRCCM.152.1.7599817
关键词: Reference values 、 Medicine 、 Flexible bronchoscopy 、 Pooled Sample 、 Liter 、 Gastroenterology 、 Pathology 、 Saline 、 Internal medicine 、 Bronchoalveolar lavage 、 Right middle lobe
摘要: The role of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) in children remains to be defined, and date there has been no standardization acquisition processing the BAL fluid. aim present study was evaluate a standardized protocol for obtaining, processing, analyzing fluid establish reference values healthy children. Eighteen 3 mo 10 yr age were lavaged with three 1-ml/kg aliquots normal saline, using flexible bronchoscope into right middle lobe. first aliquot processed separately; second third pooled. There higher percentage neutrophils epithelial cells aliquot. number total per milliliter (median, Q1 Q3) 60 (45 90) x 10(3)/ml; pooled sample it 155 (75 257) 10(3)/ml. Percentages different cell types were: macrophages, 91% (84 94); lymphocytes, 7.5% (4.7 12.8); neutrophils, 1.7% (0.6 3.5); eosin...