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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Main Authors: Gaetana Messina, Giovanni Natale, Mary Bove, Giorgia Opromolla, Vincenzo Di Filippo, Mario Martone, Antonio Noro, Beatrice Leonardi, Rosa Mirra, Francesca Capasso, Davide Gerardo Pica, Mario Grande, Francesco Panini D'alba, Giuseppe Vicario, Giovanni Liguori, Roberta Fiorito, Massimo Ciaravola, Eva Massimilla, Giovanni Messina, Alfonso Fiorelli, Giovanni Vicidomini, Fortunato Ciardiello, Morena Fasano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-06-01
Series:Thoracic Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1759-7714.14925