Variation in incidence, prevention and treatment of persistent air leak after lung cancer surgery.
Fieke HoeijmakersKoen J HarteminkAd F VerhagenWillem H SteupElske MarraW F Boudewijn RöellDavid J HeinemanWilhelmina H SchreursRob A E M TollenaarMichel W J M WoutersPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2021)
In the Netherlands, incidence and perioperative (preventive) management of PAL vary widely. Using water seal instead of suction drainage and increasing awareness are potential measures to reduce this variation.