Clinical Trial: Prophylactic Topical Epinephrine to Reduce Bleeding in Transbronchial Lung Biopsies

Study Status: Not yet recruiting
Recruit Status: Not yet recruiting
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: Prophylactic Topical Epinephrine to Reduce Transbronchial Lung Biopsy-related Hemorrhage in Lung Transplant Recipients: a Prospective Double-blind Placebo-controlled Trial (PROPHylactic Epinephrine in

Brief Summary: Bleeding poses potential for significant complication after transbronchial lung biopsies. The investigators hypothesize that prophylactic intrabronchial instillation of topical epinephrine will reduce the likelihood of bleeding. The investigators plan a double-blind, placebo controlled trial to evaluate this hypothesis.