Chest 1975-Jul
Control of hemorrhage in emergency pulmonary resection for massive hemoptysis.
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Abstract
Emergency pulmonary resection for hemoptysis during an episode of massive intrabronchial bleeding requires protection of the contraleteral lung from aspiration of blood. We describe a method of selective unilateral ventilation applied to 15 patients, without mortality attributable to this factor.