Pleural Hypercarbia After Lung Surgery Is Associated With Persistent Alveolopleural Fistulae

BACKGROUND: Persistent air leak (PAL) > 5 days due to alveolopleural fistulae is a leading cause of morbidity following surgical resection. Elevated CO(2) levels reportedly inhibit alveolar epithelial cell proliferation and impair wound healing in vitro. Because the injured lung surface is in dir...

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Published in:Chest
Main Authors: Bharat, Ankit, Graf, Nicole, Mullen, Andrew, Kanter, Jacob, Andrei, Adin-Cristian, Sporn, Peter H.S., DeCamp, Malcolm M., Sznajder, Jacob I.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American College of Chest Physicians 2016
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COPD
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5831571/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26402303
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1378/chest.15-1591
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