Control of hemorrhage in emergency pulmonary resection for massive hemoptysis.
Emergency pulmonary resection for hemoptysis during an episode of massive intrabronchial bleeding requires protection of the contraleteral lung from aspiration of blood. We describe a method of selective unilateral ventilation applied to 15 patients, without mortality attributable to this factor.
D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000601:surgery*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D001239:Inhalation; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy