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Published on: January 17, 2011
Massive Hemoptysis Through Endotracheal Tube During Emergency Cesarean Delivery: A Case Report and Literature Review
Von Vee Ng1, Mukesh Kumar Shah, Ting Ting Oh
1From the *Department of Anesthesiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore; †Department of Women's Anesthesiology, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore; and ‡School of Health Science, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore.
Abstract:
Severe pulmonary hemorrhage occurred through the endotracheal tube during an emergency cesarean delivery. Intubation trauma was excluded with fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Episodes of hemoptysis continued for 48 hours. The patient was subsequently diagnosed with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage because of systemic lupus erythematosus. The diagnostic workup, successful management, and literature review are presented.
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