title: The Prevention and Management of Air Leaks Following Pulmonary Resection.
abstract: Alveolar air leaks are a common problem in the daily practice of thoracic surgeons. Prolonged air leak following pulmonary resection is associated with increased morbidity, increased length of hospital stay, and increased costs. This article reviews the evidence for the various intraoperative and postoperative options to prevent and manage postoperative air leak.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, BCM 390, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Bryan M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Burt
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Stanford Hospitals and Clinics, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Falk Building CV-207, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Division of Thoracic Surgery, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA. Electronic address: shrager@stanford.edu.
authors.forename: Joseph B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Shrager
mesh_terms: D000388:Air; D006801:Humans; D010994:Pleura; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli; D016156:Respiratory Tract Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: Air leak; Alveolar pleural fistula; Postoperative; Pulmonary resection