Hawkins E C, Townsend F I, Lewbart G A, Stamper M A, Thayer V G, Rhinehart H L
Department of Companion Animal and Special Species Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27606, USA.
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1997 Oct 1;211(7):901-4.
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was performed twice to evaluate a stranded Atlantic bottle-nosed dolphin for pulmonary disease. A pediatric gastroscope with a working length of 1,090 mm and an outer diameter of 9.8 mm was of appropriate size for BAL in this dolphin. Fifty milliliters of sterile saline (0.9% NaCl) solution was used in each of 2 sites for the first lavage. Fluid recovery was 58 and 66% from the 2 sites; however, results of cytologic analyses were typical of a bronchial wash rather than BAL. Larger volumes of saline solution (85 to 100 ml/site) were used in the second lavage. Although fluid recovery was only 25 and 30% from the 2 sites, results of cytologic analyses were consistent with BAL. Mononuclear cells accounted for 72 and 90% of total WBC. Although the dolphin of this report did not appear to have pulmonary disease, experience obtained by performing BAL provided valuable information for the practical application of this technique in dolphins.
为评估一头搁浅的大西洋宽吻海豚的肺部疾病，进行了两次支气管肺泡灌洗（BAL）。一台工作长度为1090毫米、外径为9.8毫米的儿童胃镜，对于这头海豚的BAL来说尺寸合适。第一次灌洗时，在两个部位各使用了50毫升无菌生理盐水（0.9%氯化钠）溶液。两个部位的液体回收率分别为58%和66%；然而，细胞学分析结果显示为典型的支气管冲洗而非BAL。第二次灌洗时使用了更大体积的生理盐水（每个部位85至100毫升）。尽管两个部位的液体回收率仅为25%和30%，但细胞学分析结果与BAL一致。单核细胞占白细胞总数的72%和90%。尽管本报告中的海豚似乎没有肺部疾病，但通过进行BAL获得的经验为该技术在海豚中的实际应用提供了有价值的信息。
