Management of life-threatening haemoptysis E. Håkanson, I.E. Konstantinov, S.-G. Fransson, R. Svedjeholm British Journal of Anaesthesia Volume 88, Issue 2, Pages 291-295 (February 2002) DOI: 10.1093/bja/88.2.291 Copyright © 2002 British Journal of Anaesthesia Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Case 1: the chest radiograph showed alveolar opacities in the left lung, stenosis of the left main bronchus and a suspected aortic aneurysm. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2002 88, 291-295DOI: (10.1093/bja/88.2.291) Copyright © 2002 British Journal of Anaesthesia Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Case 1: the CT scan was diagnostic and showed an aneurysm of the descending aorta, with a calcified aortic wall and suspected rupture into the lung. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2002 88, 291-295DOI: (10.1093/bja/88.2.291) Copyright © 2002 British Journal of Anaesthesia Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Case 2: chest radiograph showing the double-lumen tube and extensive infiltrates in both lungs resulting from massive bleeding. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2002 88, 291-295DOI: (10.1093/bja/88.2.291) Copyright © 2002 British Journal of Anaesthesia Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 (a) Selective angiography revealed a suspected bleeding from one of the bronchial arteries (bottom), and one normal bronchial artery (top). (b) Schematic drawing; arrows show two aneurysmal dilatations. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2002 88, 291-295DOI: (10.1093/bja/88.2.291) Copyright © 2002 British Journal of Anaesthesia Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 (a) Selective angiography revealed a suspected bleeding from one of the bronchial arteries (bottom), and one normal bronchial artery (top). (b) Schematic drawing; arrows show two aneurysmal dilatations. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2002 88, 291-295DOI: (10.1093/bja/88.2.291) Copyright © 2002 British Journal of Anaesthesia Terms and Conditions