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Case Reports
. 2019 Jan 29;12(1):e225620.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-225620.

Emergency management of massive haemoptysis

Bridget Heijkoop  1 , Heather Gillespie  2 , George Kiroff  3
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Case Reports

Emergency management of massive haemoptysis

Bridget Heijkoop et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

In this manuscript, we present a rare case of massive haemoptysis secondary to rupture of a pulmonary artery aneurysm, which was unusual for having occurred in the absence of tuberculosis or a vasculitis. We describe the emergency management of this that ultimately resulted in the patient's survival from both an anaesthetic and surgical perspective, as well as discuss the role of interventional radiology in this situation.

Keywords: anaesthesia; cardiothoracic surgery; interventional radiology; pneumonia (respiratory medicine).

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
Axial slice of CT demonstrating aneurysm.
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Coronal slice of patient’s CT demonstrating aneurysm.
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