doi:10.1016/S0169-5002(17)30068-5SDOSLung Cancer
Haemoptysis can be massive and life-threatening, by causing either airway compromise or haemodynamic insufficiency. Fortunately, haemoptysis is rarely massive. I work in a busy Intensive Care Unit (ICU; 19 beds and >1500 admissions per year) in a large urban hospital (907 beds and about 47鈥...
Overall, at least 269 FOBs and 257 CTs were performed to diagnose these 22 lung cancers. These observations lead to a series of fundamentally important questions for doctors to consider.Why should haemoptysis with a normal chest radiograph be a concern? Haemoptysis can be massive and life-...