Two cases of cryptogenic life-threatening hemoptysis - identification and management of bleeding point.

ABSTRACT: Cases:Case 1: A 63-year-old woman was referred for coughing blood. Although cardiorespiratory dynamics were stabilized by artificial respiration under sedation, severely poor ventilation developed from asphyxia associated with massive respiratory tract hemorrhage. One-lung ventilation was temporarily secured by endotracheal tube insertion into the left main bronchus just prior to cardiopulmonary arrest.Case 2: A 72-year-old man was referred for massive hemoptysis after coughing, then intubated and placed on a respirator. During angiography, blood clots collected with bronchoscopy confirmed extravascular leakage into the right main bronchus. Outcomes:Both showed no hemoptysis recurrence after bronchial artery embolization and were discharged. Case 1 required intensive treatment for 6 days,

SUBMITTER: Okuda K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5667299 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature