ReviewJournal of thoracic disease2017
Persistent air leaks: a review with an emphasis on bronchoscopic management.
Review in Journal of thoracic disease, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07184528 (PATCHVALVE Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 31 papers.
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PATCHVALVE Trial: A Prospective Evaluation of Blood Patch and Endobronchial Valves for Persistent Air Leaks - Pilot Study
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 90 citations in OpenAlex.
- Study Protocol of the Endobronchial VAlves for Pneumothorax to Reduce Admission Time (EVAPoRATe) Pilot Multicentre Randomised Clinical Trial.Respirology case reports · 2026Trial
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- Integrating interventional pulmonology and thoracic surgery: a multidisciplinary approach to advanced pulmonary care.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Review
- Endobronchial valves placement for persistent air leaks in critically ill patients: chest tube removal and competing risk of death.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- An unintended path, an unusual solution.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2026Article
- Transforming pulmonary care with applications of endobronchial valves beyond emphysema: a narrative review.Annals of translational medicine · 2025Review
- Endobronchial valve placement for persistent air leaks in patients with underlying lung disease: a case series from a resource-strapped county hospital.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Comparison between OK-432 and Talc for pleurodesis in patients with persistent pulmonary air leak: a Japanese nationwide retrospective database study.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2025Article
- Autologous Blood Pleurodesis Through an Indwelling Pleural Catheter for the Management of Prolonged Air Leak in a Malignant Hydropneumothorax.Respirology case reports · 2025Article
- Endobronchial Valve Insertion for the Management of Persistent Air Leak Following Pneumothorax.Cureus · 2024Article
- Endobronchial valves for emphysema and persistent air-leak: 10-year experience in an Asian country.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2024Article
- Persistent pneumothorax treatment following congenital cardiac surgery by platelet-fibrin glue.Updates in surgery · 2024Article
- Suitable Patient Selection and Optimal Timing of Treatment for Persistent Air Leak after Lung Resection.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- A Comparison of the Efficacies of OK-432 and Talc Slurry for Pleurodesis in Patients with Prolonged Air Leak after Pulmonary Resection.Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia · 2024Article
- The contemporary management of spontaneous pneumothorax in adults.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2023Review
- One-way endobronchial valves in the management of complex persistent air leaks in a soft tissue sarcoma patient.Thoracic cancer · 2023Article
- Clinical and Economic Burden Associated with Prolonged Air Leaks Among Patients Undergoing Thoracic Resection: A Retrospective Database Analysis.ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR · 2023Article
- Off-label use of intrabronchial valves for persistent air leak is safe and effective: a retrospective case analysis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2022Article
- Air leaks in COVID-19.World journal of virology · 2022Review
- Risk factors for prolonged air leak and need for intervention following lung resection.Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
Persistent air leak (PAL) is a cause of significant morbidity in patients who have undergone lung surgery and those with significant parenchymal lung disease suffering from a pneumothorax. Its management can be complex and challenging. Although conservative treatment with chest drain and observation is usually effective, other invasive techniques are needed when conservative treatment fails. Surgical management and medical pleurodesis have long been the usual treatments for PAL. More recently numerous bronchoscopic procedures have been introduced to treat PAL in those patients who are poor candidates for surgery or who decline surgery. These techniques include bronchoscopic use of sealants, sclerosants, and various types of implanted devices. Recently, removable one-way valves have been developed that are able to be placed bronchoscopically in the affected airways, ameliorating air-leaks in patients who are not candidates for surgery. Future comparative trials are needed to refine our understanding of the indications, effectiveness, and complications of bronchoscopic techniques for treating PAL. The following article will review the basic principles of management of PAL particularly focusing on bronchoscopic techniques.
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