"Selective bronchus-blowing" method for effective inflate-deflate line identification in lung segmentectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We examined two methods for the intraoperative selective bronchial delivery of air, and compared their effectiveness.

Methods

We recruited patients undergoing lung resection with the selective bronchus-blowing method in pulmonary segmentectomy for lung tumors. We assessed two types of bronchial ventilation methods: high-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV) and the bronchus-blowing method, which deliver air to target bronchi using HFJV or a 20G cannula inserted directly into the bronchi, respectively. The inflate-deflate line was classified as clear, slightly clear, and unclear. We examined the relationships between clinicopathological findings and the inflate-deflate line classification, as well as group differences in surgical-related factors.

Results

Among th

SUBMITTER: Kobayashi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7330322 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature