Intraoperative ventilatory leak: Real‐time guidance for management of air leak in lung cancer patients undergoing VATS lobectomy
Abstract Background Persistent air leak (PAL) is a common complication after video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy. We aimed to evaluate whether the intraoperative quantitative measurement of air leaks using a mechanical ventilation test could predict PAL and identify those patients...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2023-06-01
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Series: | Thoracic Cancer |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1111/1759-7714.14925 |