An alternative method for obtaining respiratory samples in mechanically ventilated patients is the mini bronchoalveolar lavage (Mini-BAL); a simple, less invasive and low-cost method.

In the study by Lacroix and colleagues [1] in the previous issue of Critical Care, we appreciate the early use of the mini-bronchoalveolar lavage (mini-BAL) to diagnose health care-associated …

Feb 24, 2024 · Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a minimally invasive medical procedure characterized by the infusion of sterile normal saline into a specific subsegment of the lung.

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 …

Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), performed during flexible bronchoscopy, has gained widespread acceptance as a minimally invasive method that provides important information about …

Nonbronchoscopic methods [nonbronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), mini-BAL, blinded bronchial sampling, blinded protected specimen brush] to investigate for pulmonary infections, …

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 …

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 …

Mini bronchoalveolar lavage (mini BAL) is a blind, non bronchoscopic procedure, used to obtain samples from the lower respiratory tract from patients on mechanical ventilation (MV). Aim: To …

May 5, 2024 · Key findings • In this pilot study, mini-bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) using different catheters is superior to endotracheal aspirate according to microbial yield and diagnosis of …