@article{f4499dca983741dca28a542ed5cf5187,
title = "International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation consensus statement for the standardization of bronchoalveolar lavage in lung transplantation",
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.",
keywords = "bronchial wash, bronchoalveolar lavage, donor bronchoscopy, lung transplantation, methodology, pediatric bronchoscopy, standardization",
author = "{bronchoalveolar lavage standardization workgroup} and Tereza Martinu and Angela Koutsokera and Christian Benden and Edward Cantu and Daniel Chambers and Marcelo Cypel and Jeffrey Edelman and Amir Emtiazjoo and Fisher, {Andrew J.} and John Greenland and Don Hayes and David Hwang and Keller, {Brian C.} and Lease, {Erika D.} and Michael Perch and Masaaki Sato and Todd, {Jamie L.} and Stijn Verleden and {von der Th{\"u}sen}, Jan and Weigt, {S. Samuel} and Shaf Keshavjee and Cecilia Chaparro and Roe, {David Wilson} and Frank D'Ovidio and George Chaux and Greg Snell and Laurent Godinas and Mohamed Al-Aloul and Steven Hays and Jamie Todd and Amy Rigby and Louis Clauden and Matthew Morrell and Puneet Garcha and Sanjeev Raman and Soma Jyothula and Michael Trotter and Erika Lease and Cassie Kennedy and Hage, {Chadi A.} and Saima Aslam and Shahid Husain and Katharina Wassilew and Reinaldo Rampolla-Selles and Kapnadak, {Siddhartha G.} and Umesh Goswami and John Greenland and Aric Gregson and Bart Vanaudenaerde and Tji Gan",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020",
year = "2020",
month = nov,
doi = "10.1016/j.healun.2020.07.006",
language = "English",
volume = "39",
pages = "1171--1190",
journal = "Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation",
issn = "1053-2498",
publisher = "ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC",
number = "11",
}