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Sepsis syndrome and death after bronchoalveolar lavage
J W de Fijter1, J G van der Hoeven, F Eggelmeijer
1Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Leiden, The Netherlands.
Chest
|October 1, 1993
Abstract:
Bronchoalveolar lavage is widely used in the management of patients with interstitial lung diseases and is considered a safe procedure. We describe a patient who died with a picture consistent with acute pulmonary edema and septic shock following bronchoalveolar lavage. This potential complication has not been previously reported.