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British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2002, Vol. 89, No. 1 185-186
© 2002 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

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Prone, head down for pulmonary haemorrhage

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Editor—I read with interest the article by Håkanson and colleagues1 describing the successful management of life-threatening pulmonary haemorrhage. I have been involved with an unexpected case occurring during elective general anaesthesia in a young adult with cystic fibrosis.2 I agree that death is more likely to be due to hypoxia than exsanguination. In my case, the patient became severely hypoxic (PaO2 8.1 kPa, FIO2 . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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