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Hemoptysis
If brisk bleeding with inadequate oxygenation, consider transferring to theatre for rigid bronchoscopy with TIVA allowing for suction of clots and easier passage of surgical instruments. totw.anaesthesiologists.o...
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If the patient is at risk of asphyxiation due to the volume of blood then induction of anaesthesia and intubation is
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Double lumen ETTs are difficult to insert with brisk bleeding & are not large enough for a flexible bronchoscope with suction. May buy time until definitive management can proceed.
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Large single lumen ETT, suction, flexible bronchoscopy, topical vasoconstrictor where possible, & advance tracheal tube into unaffected main bronchus or bronchial blocker.
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