A Delphi Consensus report from the "Prolonged Air Leak: A Survey" study group on prevention and management of postoperative air leaks after minimally invasive anatomical resections

Zaraca, Francesco; Brunelli, Alessandro; Pipitone, Marco Damiano; Abdellateef, Amr; Abu Akar, Firas; Augustin, Florian; Batchelor, Tim; Bertani, Alessandro; Crisci, Roberto; D'Amico, Thomas; D'Journo, Xavier Benoit; Droghetti, Andrea; Fang, Wentao; Gonfiotti, Alessandro; Janík, Miroslav; Jiménez, Marcelo; Kirschbaum, Andreas; Kostic, Marko; Lazzaro, Richard; Lucchi, Marco; Marra, Alessandro; Murthy, Sudish; Calvin S H, Ng; Nachira, Dania; Pardolesi, Alessandro; Perkmann, Reinhold; Petersen, René Horsleben; Pischik, Vadim; Russo, Michele Dario; Opitz, Isabelle; Spaggiari, Lorenzo; Ugalde, Paula A; Vannucci, Fernando; Veronesi, Giulia; Bertolaccini, Luca

doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezac211

This study reports the results of an international expert consensus process evaluating the assessment of intraoperative air leaks (IAL) and treatment of postoperative prolonged air leaks (PAL) utilizing a Delphi process, with the aim of helping standardization and improving practice.

A Delphi Consensus report from the "Prolonged Air Leak: A Survey" study group on prevention and management of postoperative air leaks after minimally invasive anatomical resections / Zaraca, Francesco; Brunelli, Alessandro; Pipitone, Marco Damiano; Abdellateef, Amr; Abu Akar, Firas; Augustin, Florian; Batchelor, Tim; Bertani, Alessandro; Crisci, Roberto; D'Amico, Thomas; D'Journo, Xavier Benoit; Droghetti, Andrea; Fang, Wentao; Gonfiotti, Alessandro; Janík, Miroslav; Jiménez, Marcelo; Kirschbaum, Andreas; Kostic, Marko; Lazzaro, Richard; Lucchi, Marco; Marra, Alessandro; Murthy, Sudish; Ng, Calvin S H; Nachira, Dania; Pardolesi, Alessandro; Perkmann, Reinhold; Petersen, René Horsleben; Pischik, Vadim; Russo, Michele Dario; Opitz, Isabelle; Spaggiari, Lorenzo; Ugalde, Paula A; Vannucci, Fernando; Veronesi, Giulia; Bertolaccini, Luca. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY. - ISSN 1873-734X. - ELETTRONICO. - 62:(2022), pp. 0-0. [10.1093/ejcts/ezac211]