Open AccessSystemic Inflammatory Cytokine-mediated Response After Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Suspected Pneumonia
Author(s) -
Ángel Estella,
Antonio Jareño
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of bronchology and interventional pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.648
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1944-6586
pISSN - 1948-8270
DOI - 10.1097/lbr.0b013e318251d542
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchoalveolar lavage , cytokine , pneumonia , intensive care unit , bronchoscopy , systemic inflammatory response syndrome , prospective cohort study , gastroenterology , anesthesia , tumor necrosis factor alpha , sepsis , surgery , lung
The aim of this study was to investigate systemic changes that can occur in critically ill patients shortly after flexible bronchoscopy and to determine plasma cytokine levels during this period as an expression of a systemic inflammatory response.