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Do you hold anticoagulation prior to performing bronchoalveolar lavage?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
Can do BAL on anticoagulation. Anticoagulation does not increase the risk of bleeding for BAL.
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at Mosaic Life Care At Saint Joseph Pulmonary And Critical Care
If there is a relatively low risk of stopping the ...
at Dayton Respiratory Center
I agree. Sometimes, you may face unexpected findi...
at Lake Pointe Medical Center
I stop anticoagulants before BAL because, sometime...
at University of California Riverside
I think everyone is correct and risks and benefits...
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