Predictive factors of early autologous blood pleurodesis for postoperative air leak.

Naoya KitamuraYoshinori DokiKeitaro TanabeYushi AkemotoYoshifumi ShimadaToshihiro OjimaKoichiro ShimoyamaTakahiro HommaTomoshi Tsuchiya

Published in: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals (2024)

The amount of air leaks after pulmonary resection is the only significant factor predicting whether multiple autologous blood pleurodesis is required, and the recurrence rate of pneumothorax is significantly higher in such cases.

Keyphrases

bone marrow
cell therapy
platelet rich plasma
pulmonary hypertension
patients undergoing
stem cells