Impact of Postoperative Prolonged Air Leakage on Long-Term Pulmonary Function after Lobectomy for Lung Cancer.

June Yeop Lee Joonseok Lee Varissara Javakijkarnjanakul Beatrice Chia-Sui Shih Woohyun Jung Jae Hyun Jeon Kwhanmien Kim Sanghoon Jheon Sukki Cho

Published in: Journal of chest surgery (2024)

Postoperative PAL delayed the recovery of pulmonary function after lobectomy. These effects were markedly more pronounced after lower lobectomy than after upper lobectomy.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
thoracic surgery
pulmonary hypertension