Prolonged air leak after segmentectomy: incidence and risk factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We designed this study to investigate the rate and risk factors of prolonged air leak (PAL) in patients undergoing pulmonary segmentectomy in our unit.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cohort study on 191 patients undergoing pulmonary segmentectomy (January 2017-August 2021). A PAL was defined as an air leak >5 days.

Results

One hundred and sixty-eight segmentectomies were performed using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), 13 were open operations and 10 were robotic. PAL occurred in 36 patients (19%). Their average post-operative stay was 2.4 days longer than those without PAL. Logistic regression analysis showed that a low preoperative carbon monoxide lung diffusion capacity (DLCO) (OR 0.98, P<0.001), low body mass index (BMI) (OR 0.95, P=0.0

SUBMITTER: Gooseman MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9992634 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature