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, F., Brunelli, A., Pipitone, M.D., Abdellateef, A., Abu Akar, F., Augustin, F., Batchelor, T., Bertani, A., Crisci, R., D'Amico, T., D'Journo, X.B., Droghetti, A., Fang, W., Gonfiotti, A., Janík, M., Jiménez, M., Kirschbaum, A., Kostic, M., Lazzaro, R., Lucchi, M., et al.. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY. - ISSN 1873-734X. - ELETTRONICO. - 62:(2022), pp. 0-0. [10.1093/ejcts/ezac211]