Bronchoscopy with transbronchial biopsies: Measurement of bleeding volume and evaluation of the predictive value of coagulation tests

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1025-1027

  Bjortuft O ^a,b   Brosstad, F ^a   Boe, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Coagulation tests; Lung biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLEEDING TIME; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031728857     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051025     Document Type: Article

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