Intraoperative prevention and conservative management of postoperative prolonged air leak after lung resection: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prolonged air leak (PAL) due to an alveolar-pleural fistula (APF) is the most common complication after lung surgery. PAL is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality, a longer chest tube duration, hence a prolonged hospitalization. Management of PAL may be challenging, and the thoracic surgeon should be aware of the possible therapeutic strategies.

Methods

A systematic literature review was performed in PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Ovid and Google Scholar. Title, abstract and full-text screening was performed, followed by structured data extraction, methodological quality assessment and Cochrane risk of bias assessment. Inclusion criteria were: case-control studies/randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the new tested method with th

SUBMITTER: Aprile V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9992588 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature