TO COMPARE QUANTITATIVE BRONCHOSCOPIC LAVAGE CULTURES (B-BAL) WITH BLIND NG TUBE LAVAGE (N-BAL) CULTURES IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA (VAP)

Safdar Khan,Salma Hussain,Babar Dildar,Muhammad Ali,A. S. A. Noor,Jawed Abubaker

TO COMPARE QUANTITATIVE BRONCHOSCOPIC LAVAGE CULTURES (B-BAL) WITH BLIND NG TUBE LAVAGE (N-BAL) CULTURES IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA (VAP)

2007

Safdar Khan
Salma Hussain
Babar Dildar
Muhammad Ali
A. S. A. Noor
Jawed Abubaker

Objective: To compare quantitative Bronchoscopic Bronchoalveolar Lavage (B-BAL) cultures with blind nasogastric tube bronchoalveolar lavage (N-BAL) cultures in the diagnosis of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP). Study Design: Cross-sectional comparative study.

Keywords:

Bronchoalveolar lavage
Intensive care medicine
Ventilator-associated pneumonia
Bronchoscopic lavage
Medicine

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