• Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 610041, P. R. China;
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Prolonged air leak (PAL) is one of the most common complication in patients underwent pulmonary resection. The prevention and treatment of PAL are important for the quick recovery of these patients. In this review, we summarized systematically four aspects of PAL including the clinical definition of PAL and influence factors, common risk factors and prediction model, prevention and perioperative management, and postoperative treatment.

Citation: LIHua-sheng, MEIJian-dong, ZHAOKe-jiang, LIULun-xu. Present Situation and Progression of Prolonged Air Leak after Pulmonary Resection. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2016, 23(8): 832-835. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.20160198 Copy

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