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High frequency jet ventilation for severe haemoptysis during extracorporeal circulation
R De Jongh1, G Vundelinckx, H Schroë
1Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Sint Jansziekenhuis, Genk, Belgium.
Anaesthesia
|February 1, 1995
Abstract:
Two patients are described in whom fulminant haemoptysis occurred during extracorporeal circulation. The use of high frequency jet ventilation resulted in a dramatic decrease of blood loss from the tracheal tube, avoiding the need for more aggressive management.