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Bronchoscopy Bleeding Essential Tool Kit

Bleeding FAQ's

  • Consider using the categories from the consensus statement put forth by an international working group published in CHEST (see below).1

  • Estimations of blood loss can be imprecise and there is no consensus on what constitutes “massive bleeding” by volume.1,2,3

  • Standardizing language around bleeding complications will help better communicate this important risk and complication for better tracking patient-centered outcomes. As bronchoscopy technology, techniques, and applications continue to evolve, it will also allow for more consistent capture of important safety outcomes in bronchoscopy research.

  1. Folch EE, Mahajan AK, Oberg CL, et al. Standardized Definitions of Bleeding After Transbronchial Lung Biopsy: A Delphi Consensus Statement From the Nashville Working Group. Chest. 2020;158(1):393-400. doi:10.1016/j.chest.2020.01.036

  2. Du Rand IA, Blaikley J, Booton R, et al. British Thoracic Society guideline for diagnostic flexible bronchoscopy in adults: accredited by NICE. Thorax. 2013;68 Suppl 1:i1-i44. doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-203618

Ibrahim WH. Massive haemoptysis: the definition should be revised. Eur Respir J. 2008;32(4):1131-1132. doi:10.1183/09031936.00080108