Predicting prolonged air leak after standard pulmonary lobectomy: Computed tomography assessment and risk factors stratification

摘要

Background: Prolonged air leak after pulmonary lobectomy is a common time- and cost-consuming complication. Its prevention may significantly reduce hospitalization length and costs offering patients a standard uneventful postoperative course. The aim of the present study is to identify predictors of prolonged postoperative air leak and to stratify preoperative risk factors.