Open AccessBronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) amylase and pepsin levels as potential biomarkers of aspiration pneumonia
Author(s) -
Toshihiko Suzuki,
Miwako Saitou,
Yuka Utano,
Kenichi Utano,
Katsunao Niitsuma
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.826
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2531-0437
pISSN - 2531-0429
DOI - 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2022.04.003
Subject(s) - medicine , pepsin , bronchoalveolar lavage , gastroenterology , aspiration pneumonia , pneumonia , odds ratio , receiver operating characteristic , amylase , area under the curve , confidence interval , lung , enzyme , biochemistry , chemistry
There are currently no established markers for aspiration pneumonia. We hypothesized that bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) amylase and pepsin might be candidate biomarkers for aspiration pneumonia.
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