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SUBMITTER: Pischik VG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7525848 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pischik Vadim Grigoryevich VG Maslak Olga Sergeevna OS Obornev Aleksandr Dmitrievich AD Zinchenko Eugeniy Igorevich EI Kovalenko Aleksandr Igorevich AI
Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 20190508 4
<h4>Purpose</h4>Prolonged air leak (PAL) is a challenging complication in thoracic surgery. The aim of this study was to analyze the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of PAL.<h4>Methods</h4>We retrospectively analyzed 319 patients treated in a single center submitted to lobectomy, bilobectomy, segmentectomy, and wedge resections from January 2012 until August 2015. PAL was defined as air leak lasting more than 7 days after surgery.<h4>Results</h4>The incidence of PAL was 14.7%. Bronchial obs ...[more]