Giovanni Maria Comacchio, Giuseppe Marulli, Paolo Mendogni, Luigi Gaetano Andriolo, Francesco Guerrera, Debora Brascia, Michele Dario Russo, Sara Parini, Camillo Lopez, Davide Tosi, Giulia Lorenzoni, Dario Gregori, Pier Luigi Filosso, Ottavio Rena, Lorenzo Rosso, Corrado Surrente, Federico Rea
BACKGROUND: Air leaks is the major factor which influences the permanence of the chest tube and the in-hospital length of stay (LOS) among patients undergoing lung resections. The aim of this study is to determine if the use of digital chest systems, compared with traditional ones, reduces the duration of chest drainage and postoperative in-hospital LOS in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS) lobectomy. METHODS: The study is a prospective, randomized, multicenter trial...
March 17, 2023: Annals of Thoracic Surgery