Table 2.

Minimum BAL Sample Information Required for the Microbiology, Cytology, and Research Laboratories

Variable	Micro lab	Cytology lab	Research lab
Identifying information (name, medical record number, date of birth)	Yes	Yes	—
Patient/sample research ID	—	—	Yes
Patient consent	—	—	Yes
Lung transplant status	Yes	Yes	Yes
General clinical information	Yes	Yes	—
Tests requested	Yes	Yes	—
Sex	—	—	Yes
Age	—	—	Yes
Native lung disease	—	—	Yes
Ethnicity	—	—	Yes
Date of transplant	—	Yes	Yes
Type of transplant	—	—	Yes
Date of bronchoscopy	Yes	Yes	Yes
Indication for bronchoscopy	Yes	Yes	Yes
Performed procedures	—	—	Yes
Location of BAL	Yes	—	Yes
Volume instilled	—	—	Yes
Return volume	—	—	Yes

Abbreviations: BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; ID, identifier; Micro, microbiology.