1. International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation consensus statement for the standardization of bronchoalveolar lavage in lung transplantation
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Martinu, Tereza, Koutsokera, Angela, Benden, Christian, Cantu, Edward, Chambers, Daniel, Cypel, Marcelo, Edelman, Jeffrey, Emtiazjoo, Amir, Fisher, Andrew J, Greenland, John R, Hayes, Don, Hwang, David, Keller, Brian C, Lease, Erika D, Perch, Michael, Sato, Masaaki, Todd, Jamie L, Verleden, Stijn, von der Thüsen, Jan, Weigt, S Samuel, Keshavjee, Shaf, Chaparro, Cecilia, Roe, David Wilson, D'Ovidio, Frank, Chaux, George, Snell, Greg, Godinas, Laurent, Al-Aloul, Mohamed, Hays, Steven, Todd, Jamie, Rigby, Amy, Clauden, Louis, Morrell, Matthew, Garcha, Puneet, Raman, Sanjeev, Jyothula, Soma, Trotter, Michael, Lease, Erika, Kennedy, Cassie, Hage, Chadi A, Aslam, Saima, Husain, Shahid, Wassilew, Katharina, Rampolla-Selles, Reinaldo, Kapnadak, Siddhartha G, Goswami, Umesh, Greenland, John, Gregson, Aric, Vanaudenaerde, Bart, Gan, Tji, Keller, Brian, Frye, Laura K, Hannan, Margaret, Seethamraju, Harish, Tomic, Rade, Bag, Remzi, Mitchell, Alicia, Mallea, Jorge, Crespo, Maria, Bhorade, Sangeeta, Edward, Cantu, Marcelo, Cypel, Dhillon, Gundeep, Christie, Jason, Luc, Jessica GY, Wille, Keith M, Akindipe, Olufemi, Mohamedaly, Omar, Wigfield, Christopher, Melicoff-Portillo, Ernestina, Schecter, Marc, Das, Shailendra, Orchanian-Cheff, Ani, and Tomlinson, George
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology ,Clinical Sciences ,Organ Transplantation ,Clinical Research ,Lung ,Transplantation ,Bronchoalveolar Lavage ,Consensus ,Heart Transplantation ,Humans ,Lung Transplantation ,lung transplantation ,bronchoalveolar lavage ,standardization ,methodology ,bronchial wash ,donor bronchoscopy ,pediatric bronchoscopy ,bronchoalveolar lavage standardization workgroup ,Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology ,Surgery ,Cardiovascular medicine and haematology ,Clinical sciences - Abstract
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a key clinical and research tool in lung transplantation (LTx). However, BAL collection and processing are not standardized across LTx centers. This International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation-supported consensus document on BAL standardization aims to clarify definitions and propose common approaches to improve clinical and research practice standards. The following 9 areas are covered: (1) bronchoscopy procedure and BAL collection, (2) sample handling, (3) sample processing for microbiology, (4) cytology, (5) research, (6) microbiome, (7) sample inventory/tracking, (8) donor bronchoscopy, and (9) pediatric considerations. This consensus document aims to harmonize clinical and research practices for BAL collection and processing in LTx. The overarching goal is to enhance standardization and multicenter collaboration within the international LTx community and enable improvement and development of new BAL-based diagnostics.
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- 2020