Risk factors for acute exacerbation following bronchoalveolar lavage in patients with suspected idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A retrospective cohort study.
Mitsuhiro AbeKenji TsushimaDaisuke IshiiKohei ShikanoKeiichiro YoshiokaMasashi SakayoriMasaki SuzukiYasutaka HirasawaTsukasa IshiwataTakeshi KawasakiJun IkariJiro TeradaKoichiro TatsumiPublished in: Advances in respiratory medicine (2021)
Disease severity, high neutrophil levels in BAL, and poor BAL recovery rates may be risk factors for BAL-induced AEs.