Bronchoalveolar lavage of newborn infants.
NB-BAL is a very useful technique for investigating respiratory disorders of newborn infants. It is safe and easy to perform even in the sickest infants receiving mechanical ventilation. Information about the cellular and molecular processes that may be important in the pathogenesis of neonatal respiratory disorders may be obtained especially since serial BAL is possible.
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Department of Child Health, University of Leicester, UK. sk43@le.ac.uk
D018893:Bronchoalveolar Lavage; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*