Table 1.

Demographic, clinical and bronchoscopic characteristics of the enrolled cohort

Total cohort, n (%)		486 (100)
Age (years), median (IQR)		67 (53–76)
Males, n (%)		336/486 (69.2%)
Hemoptysis severity, n (%)	Mild	330/486 (67.9%)
	Moderate	144/486 (29.6%)
	Severe	12/486 (2.4%)
Life-threatening hemoptysis, n (%)	20/486 (4.1%)
Flexible bronchoscopies, n (%)	471/486 (96.9%)
Flexible bronchoscopies during endotracheal intubation, n (%)	2/486 (0.4%)
Rigid bronchoscopies, n (%)	13/486 (2.7%)
Therapeutic bronchoscopies, n (%)	99/486 (20.4%)