Prolonged Air Leak After Pulmonary Resection Increases Risk of Noncardiac Complications, Readmission, and Delayed Hospital Discharge: A Propensity Score-adjusted Analysis

xloma.fota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Prolonged Air Leak After Pulmonary Resection Increases Risk of Noncardiac Complications, Readmission, and Delayed Hospital Discharge: A Propensity Score-adjusted Analysis Via Annals of Surgery - Current Issue Objective: The aim of the study was to determine whether prolonged air leak (PAL) is associated with postoperative morbidity and mortality following pulmonary resection after adjusting for differences in baseline characteristics using propensity score analysis. Summary Background Data: Patients with PAL after lung resection have worse outcomes than those without PAL. However, adverse postoperative outcomes may also be secondary to baseline risk factors, such as poor lung function. Methods: Patients who underwent pulmonary resection for lung cancer/nodules (1/2009–6/2014) were stratified by the presence of PAL [n = 183 with/1950 without; defined as >5 d postoperative air leak; n = 189 (8.3%)]; probability estimates for propensity for PAL from 31 pretreatment/intraoperative variables were generated. Inverse probability-of-treatment weights were applied and outcomes assessed with logistic regression. Results: Standardized bias between groups was significantly reduced after propensity weighting (mean = 0.18 before vs 0.08 after, P View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.