Inflammation on bronchoalveolar lavage cytology is associated with decreased chronic lung allograft dysfunction-free survival.
Nancy Y GreenlandFrederick H DeiterDaniel R CalabreseSteven R HaysJasleen KukrejaLorriana E LeardNicholas A KolaitisJeffrey A GoldenJonathan P SingerJohn R GreenlandPublished in: Clinical transplantation (2022)
Inflammation on BAL cytology is clinically significant, suggesting acute rejection or infection and increased risk of CLAD or death. However, other indicators of allograft inflammation can substitute for much of the information provided by BAL cytology.