Clinical trial · Observational
Etiologies, Investigations and Outcomes of Patients Presenting With Hemoptysis
Etiologies, Investigations and Outcomes of Patients Presenting With Hemoptysis in a North-American Tertiary Center at the Beginning of the 21st Century
NCT02913365CI-TRIAL-00024023unknownClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The study consist of a retrospective analysis of the etiologies, investigations and outcomes of patients presenting between 2005 to 2010 with hemoptysis in a North-American Tertiary center.
Conditions
Conditions (20)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arteriovenous Fistula | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Bronchial Disease | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Bronchiectasis | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Bronchitis | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Haemoptysis | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Hemoptysis | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Hemorrhage | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Lung Disease | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Mycobacterium Infections | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Mycosis | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Pathologic Processes |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
No intervention recorded.
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Patients presenting with hemoptysis
- description
- Patients over 18 years of age presenting with hemoptysis at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS) between the periods of 2005 to 2010.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Etiologies of hemoptysis
- timeFrame
- 5 years
- description
- Defining the prevalence of pulmonary diseases by measuring the percentage of patients presenting with hemoptysis caused by lung cancer, bronchiectasis, pulmonary embolism, arteriovenous fistula, pneumonia, bronchitis, tuberculosis, mycosis, heart failure, pseudohemoptysis, cryptogenic and other causes.
Secondary outcomes (8)
- measure
- Sensitivity of chest X-ray, chest CT-scan and CT-angiography, bronchoscopy, ventilation-perfusion with single-photon emission computed tomography and pulmonary angiography.
- timeFrame
- 5 years
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: Any patient over the age of 18 presenting with: * A diagnosis of hemoptysis on an outpatient basis. * A diagnosis of hemoptysis during consultation in the emergency department. * A diagnosis of hemoptysis on the admission sheet. * A diagnosis of hemoptysis when hospitalized. * A complication of hemoptysis * Hemoptysis on the report of the bronchoscopy, chest computed tomography, pulmonary angiography, ventilation-perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography or blood transfusion. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under 18 years of age. * Patient who refused investigation for hemoptysis. * Incomplete medical chart
References
Publications (12)
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- BACKGROUNDJeudy J, Khan AR, Mohammed TL, Amorosa JK, Brown K, Dyer DS, Gurney JW, MacMahon H, Saleh AG, Vydareny KH; Expert Panel on Thoracic Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria hemoptysis. J Thorac Imaging. 2010 Aug;25(3):W67-9. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e3181e35b0c. PMID 20711032
- BACKGROUNDAlaoui AY, Bartal M, el Boutahiri A, Bouayad Z, Bahlaoui A, el Meziane A, Naciri A. [Clinical characteristics and etiology in hemoptysis in a pneumology service. 291 cases]. Rev Mal Respir. 1992;9(3):295-300. French. PMID 1615202
- BACKGROUNDReechaipichitkul W, Latong S. Etiology and treatment outcomes of massive hemoptysis. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2005 Mar;36(2):474-80. PMID 15916059
- BACKGROUNDSanai Raggad S, Abid H, Ghedira H, Tritar F, Hamzaoui A. [Current etiologies of hemoptysis in the elderly: comparative study of 360 cases]. Tunis Med. 2010 Nov;88(11):809-13. French. PMID 21049410
- BACKGROUNDUnsal E, Koksal D, Cimen F, Taci Hoca N, Sipit T. Analysis of patients with hemoptysis in a reference hospital for chest diseases. Tuberk Toraks. 2006;54(1):34-42. PMID 16615016
- BACKGROUNDPrasad R, Garg R, Singhal S, Srivastava P. Lessons from patients with hemoptysis attending a chest clinic in India. Ann Thorac Med. 2009 Jan;4(1):10-2. doi: 10.4103/1817-1737.43062. PMID 19561915
- BACKGROUNDSoares Pires F, Teixeira N, Coelho F, Damas C. Hemoptysis--etiology, evaluation and treatment in a university hospital. Rev Port Pneumol. 2011 Jan-Feb;17(1):7-14. doi: 10.1016/s2173-5115(11)70004-5. English, Portuguese.