Digital measurements of air leak flow and intrapleural pressures in the immediate postoperative period predict risk of prolonged air leak after pulmonary lobectomy☆ | Zendy

Alessandro Brunelli | Zendy; Stephen D. Cassivi | Zendy; Michele Salati | Zendy; Juan J. Fibla | Zendy; Cecilia Pompili | Zendy; Lisa Halgren | Zendy; Dennis A. Wigle | Zendy; Luca Di Nunzio | Zendy

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Digital measurements of air leak flow and intrapleural pressures in the immediate postoperative period predict risk of prolonged air leak after pulmonary lobectomy☆

Author(s) -

Alessandro Brunelli,

Stephen D. Cassivi,

Michele Salati,

Juan J. Fibla,

Cecilia Pompili,

Lisa Halgren,

Dennis A. Wigle,

Luca Di Nunzio

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.07.025

Subject(s) - medicine , dlco , surgery , anesthesia , copd , lung volumes , leak , receiver operating characteristic , lung , diffusing capacity , lung function , environmental engineering , engineering

The objective of this prospective observational study was to evaluate the association between the airflow and intrapleural pressures digitally recorded during the immediate postoperative period after lobectomy and their ability to predict the risk of subsequent prolonged air leak (PAL).

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