... episode only.Definitions1. Severity of haemoptysis The severity of haemoptysis on admission was assessedaccording to (i) the cumulated amount of bleeding; (ii) the consequences of bleeding; (iii) ... one of the three maininitial therapeutic options (conservative measures, BAE orsurgery) and to help better define the role of BAE, accord-ing to the severity of haemoptysis. The study was con-ducted ... Cause of haemoptysis The cause of haemoptysis was diagnosed on the combina-tion of history, physical examination, chest radiography,fiberoptic bronchoscopy, CT scan, microbiology and his-tology...