Table 1.
Comparison of cBAL and mBAL data
| cBAL | mBAL | P | |
| Volume recovered (ml) | 37.78 ± 4.51 | 41.38 ± 3.52 | 0.002 |
| Volume yield (%) | 0.76 ± 0.09 | 0.84 ± 0.07 | 0.001 |
| Cell data | |||
| Total cell count (cells/μl) | 1146.38 ± 109.35 | 1495.31 ± 646.27 | 0.037 |
| Live nucleated cells (% of total nucleated cells) | 92.00 ± 14.52 | 93.35 ± 9.98 | 0.760 |
| Dead nucleated cells (% of total nucleated cells) | 6.55 ± 13.17 | 6.65 ± 9.98 | 0.980 |
| Eosinophils (% of total nucleated cells) | 5.60 ± 9.52 | 3.05 ± 3.69 | 0.268 |
| Goblet cells (% of total nucleated cells) | 0.10 ± 0.31 | 0.25 ± 0.44 | 0.186 |
| Leukocytes (% of total nucleated cells) | 5.05 ± 2.04 | 5.95 ± 2.48 | 0.160 |
| Lymphocytes (% of total nucleated cells) | 9.70 ± 7.00 | 8.85 ± 3.98 | 0.582 |
| Macrophages (% of total nucleated cells) | 80.75 ± 13.39 | 84.55 ± 9.67 | 0.114 |
| Mast cell (% of total nucleated cells) | 2.50 ± 4.21 | 2.45 ± 4.61 | 0.934 |
| Neutrophils (% of total nucleated cells) | 1.25 ± 1.07 | 0.90 ± 0.72 | 0.201 |
| Flow cytometry | |||
| Granulocytes (% of total nucleated cells) | 12.97 ± 11.60 | 10.60 ± 5.04 | 0.423 |
| Monocytes (% of total nucleated cells) | 40.17 ± 11.56 | 36.40 ± 12.19 | 0.337 |
| Lymphocytes (% of total nucleated cells) | 38.55 ± 11.33 | 39.81 ± 12.17 | 0.706 |
| CD3+ T cells (% of lymphocytes) | 90.55 ± 2.99 | 90.43 ± 3.18 | 0.899 |
| CD4+ T cells (% of CD3+ lymphocytes) | 40.88 ± 8.72 | 42.60 ± 9.06 | 0.550 |
| CD8+ T cells (% of CD3+ lymphocytes) | 62.20 ± 8.71 | 64.69 ± 5.38 | 0.275 |
| CD20+ B cells (% of lymphocytes) | 4.72 ± 2.23 | 5.48 ± 2.47 | 0.273 |
| Respiration rate (breaths/min) | 0.942 | ||
| Before procedure | 31.90 ± 9.61 | 30.90 ± 7.15 | |
| Immediately after procedure | 32.05 ± 8.67 | 30.40 ± 9.39 | |
| 15 min after procedure | 31.20 ± 7.85 | 30.80 ± 8.24 | |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 0.862* | ||
| Before procedure | 144.85 ± 26.33 | 149.35 ± 21.76 | |
| Immediately after procedure | 164.40 ± 23.43 | 166.30 ± 24.67 | |
| 15 min after procedure | 130.40 ± 21.50 | 131.45 ± 25.50 | |
| Oxygen saturation (%) | 0.680 | ||
| Before procedure | 95.05 ± 2.19 | 95.85 ± 2.25 | |
| Immediately after procedure | 95.75 ± 3.08 | 95.25 ± 3.18 | |
| 15 min after procedure | 97.55 ± 7.74 | 97.05 ± 2.42 | |
| Temperature (ºC) | 0.909* | ||
| Before procedure | 37.55 ± 17.16 | 37.67 ± 17.27 | |
| Immediately after procedure | 37.05 ± 17.17 | 37.00 ± 17.23 | |
| 15 min after procedure | 36.70 ± 17.18 | 36.59 ± 17.25 |
Data were compared by using paired t tests, except for morbidity measures (repeated- measures ANOVA)
*, interaction effect of group x time was not significant, however there was a significant main effect of time regardless of group