Hemoptise em hospital de referência em pneumologia

  • Lundgren F
  • Costa A
  • Figueiredo L
  • et al.
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Abstract

OBJETIVO: Determinar as principais causas de hemoptise e classificar esse sintoma quanto ao volume de sangue expectorado em pacientes internados em um hospital de referência em pneumologia. MÉTODOS: Foram incluídos 50 pacientes com hemoptise internados na enfermaria de pneumologia de um hospital geral na cidade do Recife (PE) no período entre julho de 2005 e fevereiro de 2006. Os dados de interesse foram analisados e comparados aos da literatura mundial. RESULTADOS: As infecções foram principais causas de hemoptise - em 39 pacientes (78%) - a maioria delas relacionadas a sequelas de tuberculose pulmonar ou secundárias a tuberculose ativa. Em relação ao grau de hemoptise, as hemoptises moderadas, diagnosticadas em 28 pacientes (56%), foram as mais encontradas. CONCLUSÕES: Nossos resultados sugerem que todos os pacientes com hemoptise devam ser investigados quanto a infecções.OBJECTIVE: To determine the main causes of hemoptysis and to classify this symptom, in terms of the amount of blood expectorated, in patients hospitalized at a referral hospital for pulmonology. METHODS: The study included 50 patients with hemoptysis admitted to the pulmonology ward of a general hospital in the city of Recife, Brazil, between July of 2005 and February of 2006. The data of interest were analyzed and compared with those in the literature. RESULTS: The most common cause of hemoptysis was infection-in 39 patients (78%)-mostly related to tuberculosis sequelae or active tuberculosis. Regarding the severity of hemoptysis, moderate hemoptysis, diagnosed in 28 patients (56%), was the most common. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that all patients who present with hemoptysis should be investigated for infection.

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Lundgren, F. L. C., Costa, A. M., Figueiredo, L. C., & Borba, P. C. (2010). Hemoptise em hospital de referência em pneumologia. Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 36(3), 320–324. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1806-37132010000300009

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