Pleural tent for decreasing air leak following upper lobectomy: A prospective randomised trial

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 674-678

  Allama, Amr Mohammad ^a  

^a MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Lobectomy; Pleura

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR LEAK; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG ABSCESS; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG BULLA; LUNG CANCER; LUNG CYST; LUNG DEAD SPACE; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PLEURAL TENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX SURGERY; TISSUE ADHESION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBE; UPPER LOBECTOMY;

AGED; AIR; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURA; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649320962     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.04.021     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Porte H.L., Jany T., Akkad R., Conti M., Gillet P.A., Guidat A., Wurtz A.J. Randomized controlled trial of a synthetic sealant for preventing alveolar air leaks after lobectomy. Ann Thorac Surg 2001, 71:1618-1622.
2. Brunelli A., Al Refai M., Muti M., Sabbatini A., Fianchini A. Pleural tent after upper lobectomy: a prospective randomized study. Ann Thorac Surg 2000, 69:1722-1724.
3. Miscall L., Duffy R.W., Nolan R.B., Klopstock R. The pleural tent as a simultaneous tailoring procedure in combination with pulmonary resection. Am Rev Tuberc 1957, 73:831-852.
4. Hansen J.L. Parietal pleurolysis (the pleural tent) as a simultaneous space-reducing procedure in combination with pulmonary resection. Acta Chir Scand 1957, 112:485-488.
5. Cooper J.D., Petterson G.A., Sundaresan R.S., Trulock E.P., Yusen R.D., Pohl M.S., Lefrak S.S. Results of 150 consecutive bilateral lung volume reduction procedures in patients with severe emphysema. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996, 112:1319-1330.
6. Robinson L.A., Preksto D. Pleural tenting after upper lobectomy decreases chest tube time and total hospitalization days. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998, 115:319-327.
7. Okur E., Kir A., Halezeroglu S., Levent Alpay A., Atasalihi A. Pleural tent following upper lobectomies or bilobectomies of the lung to prevent residual air space and prolonged air leak. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001, 20:1012-1015.
8. Brunelli A., Al Refai M., Monteverde M., Borri A., Salati M., Sabbatini A. Pleural tent after upper lobectomy: a randomized study of efficacy and duration of effect. Ann Thorac Surg 2002, 74:1958-1962.
9. Cerfolio R.J., Bass C., Katholi C.R. Prospective randomized trial compares suction versus water seal for air leaks. Ann Thorac Surg 2001, 71:1613-1617.
10. Anegg U., Lindenmann J., Matzi V., Mujkic D., Maier A., Fritz, Smolle-Juttner F. AIRFIX: The first digital postoperative chest tube airflowmetry - a novel method to quantify air leak after lung resection. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006, 29:867-872.
11. Brunelli A., Monteverde M., Borri A., Salati M., Marasco R.D., Fianchini A. Predictors of prolonged air leak after pulmonary lobectomy. Ann Thorac Surg 2004, 77:1205-1210.
12. Rice T.W., Kirby T.J. Prolonged air leak. Chest Surg Clin North Am 1992, 2:803-811.