title: Sepsis syndrome and death after bronchoalveolar lavage.
abstract: Bronchoalveolar lavage is widely used in the management of patients with interstitial lung diseases and is considered a safe procedure. We describe a patient who died with a picture consistent with acute pulmonary edema and septic shock following bronchoalveolar lavage. This potential complication has not been previously reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: de Fijter
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: van der Hoeven
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Eggelmeijer
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Meinders
mesh_terms: D001999:Bronchoscopy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000209:etiology; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012307:Risk Factors; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000009:adverse effects