Effectiveness of the polyglycolic acid patch in preventing prolonged air leakage after pulmonary decortication.

Miktat Arif HaberalErkan AkarOzlem Sengoren DikisMuharrem ÖzkayaMehmet Oguzhan Ay

Published in: ANZ journal of surgery (2022)

Use of the PGA patch in pulmonary decortication operations significantly reduced the duration of air leaks, drain removal, and discharge time from the hospital in the postoperative period.

Keyphrases

pulmonary hypertension
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
patients undergoing
healthcare
emergency department