Abstract
Objectives
We previously established a novel method of lung repair called the ventilation and anchoring (V/A) method. We evaluated the usefulness of the V/A method for controlling air leakage during pleurectomy/decortication (P/D).
Methods
For this study, we enrolled patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) who planned to receive P/D. Our lung repair method involves (1) suturing lung parenchyma for an apparent injured lesion and (2) coating the lung parenchyma with fibrin glue (FG) using the V/A method. The tidal volume (TV) was measured under pressure-controlled ventilation in the ipsilateral-affected lung 10 times at the following four points: after thoracotomy, at completion of visceral pleurectomy, after suturing lung parenchyma, and 5 min after coating with FG. The primary endpoint was the mean TV (mTV) change, and the secondary endpoints were the duration of air leakage and incidence of pleurodesis.
Results
Between April 2014 and April 2016, 25 patients of the 29 consecutive patients enrolled were eligible. The mTV significantly decreased after completion of visceral pleurectomy but significantly increased after repair of the lung parenchyma, especially after coating with FG. The median duration of postoperative air leakage was 4 days (range: 2–19 days). Postoperative air leakage > 7 days was observed in 11 (44%) patients. Of these 11 patients, 6 received pleurodesis; however, no further revision was needed.
Conclusions
Significant increases in TV were observed after coating with FG via the V/A method during P/D. Coating with FG using the V/A method can contribute to a reduction in air leakage during P/D.
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Abbreviations
- EPP:
-
Extrapleural pneumonectomy
- FG:
-
Fibrin glue
- MPM:
-
Malignant pleural mesothelioma
- mTV:
-
Mean tidal volume
- P/D:
-
Pleurectomy/decortication
- PGA:
-
Polyglycolic acid
- TV:
-
Tidal volume
- V/A:
-
Ventilation–anchoring
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The authors appreciate the cooperation of the anaesthesiologist. We also thank Mrs. Risa Murata for her secretarial work.
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Conceptualization, M.H, N.K, and S.H; methodology, M.H and N.K; patient recruitment, M.H, T.N, A.N, A.K, T.T, and S.M; statistical analysis, M.H; data collection, M.H, T.N, A.N, A.K, T.T, and S.M; writing—original draft preparation, M.H; writing—review and editing, N.K and S.H; supervision, S.H; project administration, M.H. All the authors have read and approved the manuscript.
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Hashimoto, M., Kondo, N., Nakamichi, T. et al. Control of air leakage during pleurectomy/decortication by the ventilation and anchoring method. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 70, 730–734 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-022-01789-4
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