ArticleThe Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation2020
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation consensus statement for the standardization of bronchoalveolar lavage in lung transplantation.
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- Analysis of BAL extracellular vesicles unveils NF-κB activation at the onset of chronic lung allograft dysfunction.Clinical science (London, England : 1979) · 2026Article
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- Multi-site cytokine levels are predictive of primary graft dysfunction following lung transplantation.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2026Article
- Development and validation of a bronchoalveolar lavage genomic classifier for acute cellular rejection.EBioMedicine · 2025Article
- Human Herpes Virus-Six Related Clinical and Functional Implications in Lung Transplant Patients: Bronco Alveolar Lavage Analysis, Coinfections, Rejection, and Survival.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Standardized pipeline for establishing, expanding, and differentiating airway and alveolar organoids from human BAL fluid.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Optimizing patient outcomes in interstitial lung disease through pre- and post-transplant management strategies.World journal of transplantation · 2025Review
- The Role of Microbiology at the 1-Month Surveillance Bronchoalveolar Lavage in the Identification of Complications in the First Year After Lung-Transplantation-A Retrospective Single-Center Experience.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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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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