Bronchoscopy to assess patients with hemoptysis: which is the optimal timing?

Bronchoscopy to assess patients with hemoptysis: which is the optimal timing?

Abstract Background Bronchoscopy plays a key role to diagnose the etiology, to localize the site, and to identify the sources of the bleeding in patients with hemoptysis, but the ideal timing of an endoscopic examination is still unclear. Methods We performed a secondary analysis of an observational...

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Main Authors: Michele Mondoni, Paolo Carlucci, Giuseppe Cipolla, Alessandro Fois, Stefano Gasparini, Silvia Marani, Stefano Centanni, Giovanni Sotgiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Bronchoscopy
Hemoptysis
Lung cancer
Bronchiectasis
Pneumonia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-019-0795-9

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