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Evaluation and Treatment of Massive Hemoptysis
Surgical Clinics of North America, 2022Massive hemoptysis is appropriately defined as life-threatening hemoptysis that causes airway obstruction, respiratory failure, and/or hypotension. Patients with this condition die from asphyxiation, not hemorrhagic shock. Any patient who presents with life-threatening hemoptysis requires immediate treatment to secure the airway and stabilize ...
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Massive Hemoptysis in Cystic Fibrosis
Chest, 2005Massive hemoptysis is a complication commonly reported in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). An understanding of the pathophysiology of this complication and its consequences is important for the management of patients with CF.To identify risk factors associated with massive hemoptysis, and to determine the prognosis of patients following an episode ...
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Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 2016
Hemoptysis, or coughing of blood, oftentimes triggers anxiety and fear for patients. The etiology of hemoptysis will determine the clinical course, which includes watchful waiting or intensive care admission. Any amount of hemoptysis that compromises the patient's respiratory status is considered massive hemoptysis and should be considered a medical ...
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Hemoptysis, or coughing of blood, oftentimes triggers anxiety and fear for patients. The etiology of hemoptysis will determine the clinical course, which includes watchful waiting or intensive care admission. Any amount of hemoptysis that compromises the patient's respiratory status is considered massive hemoptysis and should be considered a medical ...
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Annals of Emergency Medicine, 1987
Massive hemoptysis is an uncommon but life-threatening emergency. The loss of at least 600 mL of blood within a 48-hour period has been associated with a high mortality rate. Initial stabilization including airway and ventilation management, IV fluids, oxygen, and laboratory and radiographic studies should be done in the ED.
J P, Rudzinski, J, delCastillo
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Massive hemoptysis is an uncommon but life-threatening emergency. The loss of at least 600 mL of blood within a 48-hour period has been associated with a high mortality rate. Initial stabilization including airway and ventilation management, IV fluids, oxygen, and laboratory and radiographic studies should be done in the ED.
J P, Rudzinski, J, delCastillo
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Emergency Resection for Massive Hemoptysis
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1974Abstract Pulmonary resection for massive bleeding was performed in 6 patients over a 5-year period at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Houston, Texas. A broad spectrum of diseases was represented, including 2 large lung cavities, 1 containing an aspergilloma, both of which were due to granulomatous processes; a metastatic sarcoma that was ...
K L, Mattox, G A, Guinn
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Role of Bronchoscopy in Massive Hemoptysis
Chest Surgery Clinics of North America, 2001Airway hemorrhage is a potentially rapidly fatal condition. Death may occur within minutes from asphyxiation before control can be achieved. The primary prognostic factors are the rate of bleeding and the underlying cardiopulmonary status of the patient. Bronchoscopy is central in management, but the goals differ, depending on circumstances.
R, Karmy-Jones +2 more
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ROLE OF BRONCHOSCOPY IN MASSIVE HEMOPTYSIS
Clinics in Chest Medicine, 1999Massive hemoptysis accounts for a minority of all patients with hemoptysis but poses a major challenge for the acute and long-term treatment. Massive hemoptysis can lead to asphyxiation and airway obstruction, shock, and exsanguination. Bronchoscopy plays an integral part in managing massive hemoptysis in diagnosis and treatment (Table 5). Specifically,
R A, Dweik, J K, Stoller
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