Special situations: air leak after lung volume reduction surgery and in ventilated patients.
Patients undergoing lung volume reduction surgery and those supported by mechanical ventilation are among our most vulnerable patients. Prolonged air leak in these fragile patients can have dire, even fatal, consequences. This article describes the incidence of prolonged air leak in these populations, the causes ascribed to their development, and strategies that may be applied to their prevention and treatment.
Nicotera
Saila P
SP
Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 110 Francis Street, Suite 9B, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Decamp
Malcolm M
MM
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C472676:Bio-glue; D011506:Proteins