A case report of using gauze packing to treat postoperative chest bleeding after left pneumonectomy for secondary rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis

Abstract

One patient with rifampin-resistant tuberculosis underwent emergency left pneumonectomy and thoracic gauze packing for hemoptysis due to recurrent hemoptysis after transcatheter arterial embolization. Vital signs were maintained by mechanical ventilation and medication. Tracheotomy and anti-tuberculosis treatment were performed. After half a year of follow-up, the patient's condition was stable.

Keywords

• Gauze packing
• Hemostasis
• Rifampicin resistance
• Tuberculosis
• Infection