Do you hold anticoagulation prior to performing bronchoalveolar lavage?
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Do you hold anticoagulation prior to performing bronchoalveolar lavage?
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Pulmonology · Grady Memorial Hospital
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Can do BAL on anticoagulation. Anticoagulation does not increase the risk of bleeding for BAL.
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