Lobectomy is a major surgery. Because your remaining lung usually has a tube to drain for a long time, you may have a higher risk for: Infection A collapsed lung, which can prevent your lung from filling with air when you breathe in Air or fluid leaking into your chest Pus forming in ...
Initially applied to gastrointestinal surgery, this model has now been expanded to other major surgeries, including lung surgery. Through a review of seven retrospective and prospective cohort observational studies, we have examined the ...
Eighty-two valid responses from HCPs across 34 out of the 36 centres (response rate 94%) that perform lung lobectomy surgery in the UK were analysed. Though a total of 125 responses were received, 3 worked in centres that do not perform lobectomy and 40 answered only the first question and...
For more than 10 years now, digital chest drainage systems have been providing clear benefits to patients following lung or cardiac surgery—including improved recovery times and patient outcomes. And yet, adoption of digital by many healthcare institutions remains slow. Why is this? The comfort an...
Consecutive patients who underwent lung cancer surgery were prospectively evaluated in our department. The inclusion criteria for this study were as follows: (1) age between 18 and 85 years; (2) a confirmed diagnosis of primary NSCLC with subsequent anatomic lung resection, including lobectomy or ...
The largest study (276 patients) showed a decrease in the incidence of lung disease from 16% to 6.5%. A short 5-day respiratory management protocol did not show a significant decrease in pneumonia (7.1% versus 3.1%) but did show a decrease in overall respiratory complications (27.3% versus...
gases. The current PROTHOR trial is designed to test two levels of PEEP in routine thoracic surgery. Importantly, translation of beneficial respiratory parameters derived from the management of lung-injured patients from the critical care setting to the operative theater has not been fully elucidated...
Number of chest tubes and timing of removal after lung surgery A traditional practice after lobectomy has been to insert more than 1 drain in the pleural space with the logic that more tubes facilitate more complete drainage of air and fluid. However, the belief that more than 1 chest tube ...
The patient was a known diabetic and hypertensive on regular therapy, and was diagnosed to have carcinoma lung 1 year earlier for which she underwent pulmonary lobectomy and had completed chemotherapy. Preoperative work up including coagula- tion profile and platelet count was normal. Surgery was ...
Background Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is a perioperative treatment intended to speed up recovery of surgical patients. Pulmonary lobectomy is a high-risk procedure, which ERAS is intended to address. Objective We evaluated the application of