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cord-321393-ffulkqrf	Versluys, Anne Birgitta	High Diagnostic Yield of Dedicated Pulmonary Screening before Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Children	2015-06-11		.txt	text/plain	3412	203	46	Since 2008, all patients undergo a dedicated pulmonary screening consisting of pulmonary function test (PFT), chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT), and bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL) before HCT. Pre-HCT screening with the combination of 3 modalities, reflecting different domains of respiratory status (function, structure, and microbial colonization), reveals important abnormalities in a substantial number of patients. In 2008, we implemented extensive pre-HCT lung screening, which includes pulmonary function test (PFT), chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT), and bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL) in all patients. Patient characteristics (age, gender, underlying disease), clinical symptoms, results of pulmonary screening tests, and occurrence of symptomatic lung disease after HCT was registered. Standard pre-HCT pulmonary screening is performed in the week before transplantation and consists of a PFT, HRCT scan, and BAL. Our study in 142 pediatric patients shows that pulmonary screening before HCT with PFT, HRCT, and BAL is feasible.	./cache/cord-321393-ffulkqrf.txt	./txt/cord-321393-ffulkqrf.txt