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What is your preferred strategy for controlling bleeding after transbronchial or endobronchial biopsies?

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What is your preferred strategy for controlling bleeding after transbronchial or endobronchial biopsies?

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Pulmonology · Broward Pulmonary and Sleep Specialists
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I use all Cold Saline, Wedging and EPI. If severe bleeding side down, therapeutic bronchoscope with suctioning blood till bleeding stops. Also to assess bleeding risk prior (low PLT, hx of ASA anticoagulation use) to bronchoscopy and during bronch watching oozing and stopping further biopsy can be v...

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