Autologous blood patch pleurodesis for prolonged postoperative air leaks.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A prolonged air leak (PAL) is the most frequent complication after pulmonary resection. This study aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of autologous blood patch pleurodesis (ABPP) to treat PAL.

Methods

A prospectively maintained database identified patients with a PAL after pulmonary resection for lung cancer between 2015-2019. In this observational cohort study, clinical data were collected to retrospectively compare patients undergoing ABPP to no ABPP in a propensity-matched analysis. Kaplan Meier estimates and Cox models accounting for inverse probability weighting (IPTW) were used to assess the association of ABPP with each outcome.

Results

Of the 740 patients undergoing lung resection, 110 (15%) were identified as having a PAL at postoperative day

SUBMITTER: Hasan IS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8264717 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature