[HTML][HTML] The anticipation and management of air leaks and residual spaces post lung resection

MR Mueller, BA Marzluf - Journal of thoracic disease, 2014‏ - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The incidence of any kind of air leaks after lung resections is reportedly around 50% of
patients. The majority of these leaks doesn't require any specific intervention and ceases …

[PDF][PDF] Risk factors for prolonged air leak after pulmonary resection

A Brunelli, SD Cassivi, L Halgren - Thoracic Surgery Clinics, 2010‏ - academia.edu
Risk Factors for Prolonged Air Leak After Pulmonary Resection Page 1 Risk Factors for
Prolonged Air Leak After Pulmonary Resection Alessandro Brunelli, MD a,*, Stephen D …

Characterization and prediction of prolonged air leak after pulmonary resection: a nationwide study setting up the index of prolonged air leak

C Rivera, A Bernard, PE Falcoz, P Thomas… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2011‏ - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to better characterize prolonged air leak
(PAL), defined as an air leak longer than 7 days, and to develop and validate a predictive …

[HTML][HTML] A risk score to predict the incidence of prolonged air leak after video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: an analysis from the European Society of Thoracic …

C Pompili, PE Falcoz, M Salati, Z Szanto… - The Journal of thoracic …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Objective The study objective was to develop an aggregate risk score for predicting the
occurrence of prolonged air leak after video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy from patients …

A prolonged air leak score for lung cancer resection: an analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database

CW Seder, S Basu, T Ramsay, G Rocco… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Background The objective of this study was to create a simple preoperative tool to assess
the risk of prolonged air leak (PAL) using The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General …

[HTML][HTML] A clinical prediction model for prolonged air leak after pulmonary resection

A Attaar, DG Winger, JD Luketich, MJ Schuchert… - The Journal of thoracic …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Objective Prolonged air leak increases costs and worsens outcomes after pulmonary
resection. We aimed to develop a clinical prediction tool for prolonged air leak using …

[HTML][HTML] Quantifying the incidence and impact of postoperative prolonged alveolar air leak after pulmonary resection

S Liang, J Ivanovic, S Gilbert, DE Maziak… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Prolonged alveolar air leak (PAAL) is a frequent occurrence after lobectomy or
lesser resections. The resulting complications and their impact are not well understood. Our …

Air leaks following pulmonary resection for lung cancer: is it a patient or surgeon related problem?

H Elsayed, J McShane… - The Annals of The Royal …, 2012‏ - publishing.rcseng.ac.uk
INTRODUCTION Prolonged air leak (PAL) is the most common complication after partial
lung resection and the most important determinant of length of hospital stay for patients post …

Prolonged air leak after pulmonary resection increases risk of noncardiac complications, readmission, and delayed hospital discharge: a propensity score-adjusted …

A Attaar, JD Luketich, MJ Schuchert, DG Winger… - Annals of …, 2021‏ - journals.lww.com
Objective: The aim of the study was to determine whether prolonged air leak (PAL) is
associated with postoperative morbidity and mortality following pulmonary resection after …

Risk factors for prolonged air leak after pulmonary resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Attaar, V Tam, KS Nason - Annals of Surgery, 2020‏ - journals.lww.com
Objective: The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for prolonged air leak (PAL) after
pulmonary resection and summarize the quality of evidence. Summary Background Data …