Table 1.
Comparison of underlying disease, the effect of intrapulmonary rFVIIa therapy, and survival of DAH
Patient | Gender | Diagnosis | Pathogenesis of DAH | rFVIIa doses via BAL | Evaluation of rFVIIa effecta | Survival or cause of death |
1 | Male | Allo-HSCTb (CLL) | CMV, GvHD | 3 | Good | Septic shock and cardiorespiratory failure |
2 | Male | Neurosarcoidosis | Unknown | 1 | Excellent | Septic shock |
3 | Male | AML | Unknown | 1 | Excellent | Survived |
4 | Female | Wegener's granulomatosis | Unknown | 1c | Good | Survived |
5 | Female | AIDS | Unknown | 2 | Good | Septic shock and respiratory failure |
6 | Male | Allo-HSCT (AML) | Unknown | 1 | Excellent | Survived |
aThe hemostatic effect was statistically significant (p = 0.031, McNemar's test). bNon-myeloablative allogeneic stem cell transplantation. cOne rFVIIa dose via BAL and, three days later when not intubated, subsequent three consecutive doses of rFVIIa via jet nebulizer. AML, acute myeloid leukemia; BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; CLL, chronic lymphatic leukemia; CMV, cytomegalovirus; DAH, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage; GvHD, graft-versus-host disease; HSCT, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; rFVIIa, human recombinant activated factor VII.