Abstract:Pulmonary complications are common following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). The role of fiberoptic bronchoscopy with broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) in recipients of reduced-intensity (RI) and full intensity (FI) transplants is now reported. Between January 2001-May 2008, 803 allogeneic transplants (212 RI, 591 FI) were performed on 784 patients at the University of Michigan Medical Center. Pulmonary complications, defined as either
hypoxia > 24 hours, or clinical/radiograp… Show more
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