Depends in part on the volume of blood. If it's a few specks of bright red blood that he's spitting out after coughing, sure. If it's frank bleeding that he's noting when he lays down, that's something else entirely. If it's the later, it would be atypical to have that happen and last 8 hours. I'd be concerned enough at that point to bring him into the ED.
Coughing up blood after surgery29M, 150lbs, 57. No medication, no drug use, a drink 1-2x a week.Hello doctors, My husband had a minor urology surgery approximately 8 hours ago. He has been doing well, however, anytime he goes to lay down he begins to cough up bright red blood. It stops as soon as he sits back up. Is this from the intubation? He resident I called could not advise because he was not an anesthesiologist resident. Thanks for any insight.