Bronchoalveolar lavage in COPD: Fluid recovery correlates with the degree of emphysema

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 275-281

  Löfdahl, J Magnus ^a   Cederlund, K ^a   Nathell, L ^b   Eklund, A ^a   Skold C M ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveloar lavage; Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; Bronchoscopy; Carbon monoxide diffusing capacity of the lung; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Pulmonary emphysema

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL VOLUME; SMOKING; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; BRONCHOSCOPY; CARBON MONOXIDE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SMOKING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 13844253688     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.05.00033504     Document Type: Article

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