S. SaenghirunvattanaP. CharoenpanS. BuranaratchadaMahidol University2018-06-142018-06-141990-05-01Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol.73, No.5 (1990), 249-252012522082-s2.0-0025428171https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/16050Our study demonstrates that bronchoalveolar lavage can induce significant desaturation in patients with a resting PaO2 of below 70 torr, and that supplemental oxygen at 5 L/min through a nasal cannula may not prevent a marked drop in the oxygen saturation during this procedure. Therefore, measures to provide higher FiO2 should be offered to assure adequate oxygenation in severely ill patients requiring bronchoalveolar lavage.Mahidol UniversityMedicineArticleSCOPUS