May Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation (NIV) and/or Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Increase the Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) Salvage in Patients With Pulmonary Diseases?

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. No written, informed consent to participate in the research project.
• •2. Severe respiratory failure (SaO2 \< 90%)
• •3. The patient qualified for home oxygen treatment or home mechanical ventilation
• •4. Severe heart failure (NYHA class IV)
• •5. COPD mMRC IV
• •6. Myocardial infarction in the last two weeks or unstable angina
• •7. Severe, particularly ventricular arrhythmias
• •8. Platelet count \< 20,000/ul
• •9. INR \> 2 or APPT \> 36 sec
• •10. Very severe obstruction: forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) \< 30% of predicted.