Bronchoalveolar lavage in adult sickle cell patients with acute chest syndrome: Value for diagnostic assessment of fat embolism

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1691-1696

  Godeau, Bertrand ^b   Schaeffer, Annette ^b   Bachir, Dora ^b   Fleury Feith, Jocelyne ^b   Galacteros, Frédéric ^b   Verra, Fernando ^b   Escudier, Estelle ^b   Vaillant, Jean Nicolas ^b   Brun Buisson, Christian ^b   Rahmouni, Alain ^b   Allaoui, Aline Sergent ^b   Lebargy, François ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAT DROPLET;

ACUTE CHEST SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FAT EMBOLISM; HUMAN; INFARCTION; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG LAVAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; THORAX DISEASE;

EID: 9244240744     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.153.5.8630622     Document Type: Article

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