Abstract

Recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) is a powerful hemostatic agent developed for use in hemophilia. It has been used increasingly in life-threatening hemorrhage in a variety of other settings in which conventional medical or surgical therapy is unsuccessful. This report describes the successful use of rFVIIa for pulmonary hemorrhage due to a focal bleeding source in a regional hospital where bronchial artery embolization or surgery were not available. rFVIIa may be a useful temporizing measure in the unstable patient with pulmonary hemorrhage without coagulopathic bleeding when conventional treatment is not immediately available.

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