caa a22 4500 47706941X CHVBK 20180405111421.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF02845240 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF02845240 Bronchoalveolar lavage in pediatrics [Elektronische Daten] [Soumya Swaminathan, D. Vijayasekaran, N. Somu] Bronchoalveolar lavage is a relatively new technique that is used to study the local cellular, biochemical and immunological changes occuring in the lower respiratory tract. The procedure involves instilling a fixed volume of saline into a lung segment after the flexible fibreoptic bronchoscope is wedged into a distal bronchus. The saline is aspirated back and can be used for microbiological and other studies. Recently, attempts have been made to standardise the procedure in children and obtain data on BAL cellular profile in healthy children. The main indications for BAL are diagnostic, particularly to diagnose unusual infections in immunocompromised children. It is also helpful in the diagnosis of a number on non infectious conditions, based on the cellular profile and other constituents. With the availability of new techniques like flow cytometry, analysis of lymphoctye and other cell subsets has become possible leading to a better understanding of the immunopathgenesis of various respiratory diseases. Dr. K C Chaudhuri Foundation, 1996 Bronchoalveolar lavage nationallicence Pediatric nationallicence Swaminathan Soumya Tuberculosis Research Centre, ICMR, Spurtank Road, Chetput, 600 031, Madras aut Vijayasekaran D. Tuberculosis Research Centre, ICMR, Spurtank Road, Chetput, 600 031, Madras aut Somu N. Tuberculosis Research Centre, ICMR, Spurtank Road, Chetput, 600 031, Madras aut The Indian Journal of Pediatrics Springer India 63/2(1996-03-01), 163-169 0019-5456 63:2<163 1996 63 12098 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02845240 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02845240 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Swaminathan Soumya Tuberculosis Research Centre, ICMR, Spurtank Road, Chetput, 600 031, Madras aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Vijayasekaran D. Tuberculosis Research Centre, ICMR, Spurtank Road, Chetput, 600 031, Madras aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Somu N. Tuberculosis Research Centre, ICMR, Spurtank Road, Chetput, 600 031, Madras aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Indian Journal of Pediatrics Springer India 63/2(1996-03-01), 163-169 0019-5456 63:2<163 1996 63 12098 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer