Stem Cell Research

Reports from Mayo Clinic highlight recent research in Stem Cell Research

Published in Blood Weekly, October 11th, 2007

According to a study from the United States, "Pulmonary complications occur frequently after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and account for considerable mortality when associated with respiratory failure. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is commonly used in the diagnostic evaluation of pulmonary infiltrates in HSCT patients."

"Although the yield of BAL is well established in this setting, the impact on outcome is controversial. In addition, respiratory failure in HSCT patients is associated with high mortality. To determine if positive BAL predicted less respiratory failure and better survival, a retrospective review (between 1992 and 1998) of all HSCT...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2007-10-11)

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