Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) for Research; Obtaining Adequate Sample Yield

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11:47 min

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March 24th, 2014

DOI :

10.3791/4345-v

March 24th, 2014

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Andrea M. Collins¹^,², Jamie Rylance³, Daniel G. Wootton⁴, Angela D. Wright³^,⁵, Adam K. A. Wright¹^,³, Duncan G. Fullerton³^,⁶, Stephen B. Gordon³

¹Biomedical Research Centre in Microbial Diseases, National Institute for Health Research, ²Respiratory Infection Group, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital Trust, ³Respiratory Infection Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, ⁴Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, ⁵Comprehensive Local Research Network, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital Trust, ⁶Department of Respiratory Research, University Hospital Aintree

Summary

Chapters in this video

0:05

Title

1:56

Preparation for the Procedure

4:32

Insertion and Positioning of the Bronchoscope

5:39

Performing Bronchoalveolar Lavage

7:14

Subject Recovery

8:13

Isolation of Cells from Bronchoalveolar Lavage

10:33

Results: Microscopic Observation of Cells Obtained by Bronchoalveolar Lavage

11:05

Conclusion

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