Massive hemoptysis
- 1 June 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 121 (6) , 495-498
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.121.6.495
Abstract
Patients [67] with pulmonary hemorrhage of more than 600 ml. within 48 hrs. were studied. Mortality was primarily related to the rate of bleeding and exceeded 75% when the patient bled more than 600 ml within 16 hrs. Surgical intervention in patients bleeding at this rate was associated with a 23% mortality. Patient''s age and extent of underlying pulmonary disease did not influence survival. These results emphasize the dangers inherent in overreliance on conservative management; early surgery whenever possible is advocated.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: