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Ann Thorac Surg 2005;79:1464
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Correspondence

Hemoptysis

Sameh Ibrahim Sersar, MD, Hytham Elsayed AbdelMooty, MBBCH, Mona Mohammed Hafez, MD, Mohammed Fouad Ismail, MS

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mansoura University, Elgomhoria St 123Mansoura, Egypt

sameh001@yahoo.com

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To the Editor:

We read with interest the article by Toker and co-workers[1] on life-threatening hemoptysis in a child, and have a few comments.

First, we agree that the definitions of hemoptysis should be reevaluated and that the amount of hemoptysis in pediatric patients should be defined according to body size index or weight [1]. Infact, we prefer to use this method for all patients regardless of age, sex, or body weight. The anatomical dead space of the major airway is a major determinant and equals 2 to 3 cm/kg of body weight. The literature does provide strategies for the management of massive hemoptysis, defined as . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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