title: [Multidisciplinary approach to treating life-threatening massive hemoptysis].
abstract: Massive hemoptysis is an alarming event in which asphyxiation due to aspiration of blood is the main threat. The differential diagnosis taking into consideration a wide range of potential causes is required, and in 5% to 20% of cases, the reason for bleeding is never established. Hypoxemia and rebleeding are the main life-threatening complications. We describe the case of a 68-year-old man with no relevant medical history whose massive hemoptysis and complications were treated successfully by a multidisciplinary team.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Anestesiología, Reanimación y Terapéutica del Dolor, Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona. mendezarias.esther@gmail.com
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Méndez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moret
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Llubià
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sanz
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: López de Castro
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ruyra
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012720:Severity of Illness Index