We evaluated the performance of two methods for sample collection, mini bronchoalveolar lavage (Mini-BAL) and endotracheal aspirate (ETA), for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in …

In the study by Lacroix and colleagues in the previous issue of Critical Care, we appreciate the early use of the mini-bronchoalveolar lavage (mini-BAL) to diagnose health care-associated …

Mini-BAL is a less-invasive, less-costly and less-cumbersome diagnostic tool than BAL. Objectives: In this study, we compared the diagnostic value of BAL and mini-BAL in the …

Mini-BAL is a nonbronchoscopic bedside method for performing a small-volume bronchial lavage. Even though the procedure is blind, research has shown that the microbiological results show …

Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a minimally invasive procedure and plays an important role in the diagnostic evaluation of interstitial lung disease, pulmonary infiltrates, and some infectious …

Feb 28, 2011 · Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is commonly used to help diagnose and characterize pneumonia in these patients. Mini-BAL is a less-invasive, less-costly and less …

Our data demonstrate a high degree of both sensitivity and specificity of mini-BAL for the diagnosis of pneumonia in ventilated patients and indicate that mini-BAL could be considered …

Feb 1, 2011 · Mini-BAL is a less-invasive, less-costly and less-cumbersome diagnostic tool than BAL. In this study, we compared the diagnostic value of BAL and mini-BAL in the evaluation of...

Mini-bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) has been shown to be a useful tool in identifying pathogens, as in ventilator-associated pneumonia, with identification in up to 46.2% of cases, or in acute …

Apr 22, 2013 · In the study by Lacroix and colleagues in the previous issue of Critical Care, we appreciate the early use of the mini-bronchoalveolar lavage (mini-BAL) to diagnose health …