Abstract
Prolonged air leak following lung resection leads to delayed discharge and increases risk of infection. The incidence of prolonged air leak (defined as greater than 7 days) is approx. 9% in the U.K. (SCTS Cardiothoracic Surgery database 2011). The Covidien Tri-staplerTM technology (Covidien, Mansfield, MA) claims to improve air leak rates following lung resection through improved vascularity at the suture line. We started using these staplers in August 2012.
Highlights
Background/Introduction Prolonged air leak following lung resection leads to delayed discharge and increases risk of infection
The departmental database which collects and validates data prospectively was used to find patients having nonpneumothorax lung resection surgery between August 2010 and July 2014. They were divided into two groups Group 1 (EndoGIA AutosutureTM; August 2010 - July 2012) and Group 2 (Tri-staplerTM device; August 2012 August 2014)
COPD incidence was 59 (24.4%) patients in Group 1 and 66 (41.5%) patients in Group 2; p < 0.001
Summary
Background/Introduction Prolonged air leak following lung resection leads to delayed discharge and increases risk of infection. Prolonged air leak following lung resection - does Tri-staplerTM technology improve the incidence? V Srivastava, M Mydin*, T Smailes, J Cotts, J Dunning From World Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons 25th Anniversary Congress, Edinburgh Edinburgh, UK.
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