%0 Journal Article %T The utility of the Stapler with PGA sheet for pulmonary wedge resection: a propensity score-matched analysis %A Shigeeda, Wataru %A Deguchi, Hiroyuki %A Tomoyasu, Makoto %A Kaneko, Yuka %A Kanno, Hironaga %A Tanita, Tatsuo %A Saito, Hajime %J Journal of Thoracic Disease %D 2019 %B 2019 %9 %! The utility of the Stapler with PGA sheet for pulmonary wedge resection: a propensity score-matched analysis %K %X Background: Air leakage is a common complication after pulmonary wedge resection. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of staple line reinforcement in reducing air leakage after pulmonary wedge resection. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on patients who underwent pulmonary wedge resection. The patients were classified into 2 groups; the Stapler with polyglycolic acid sheet was used for the reinforced and the Stapler without polyglycolic acid sheet was used for the non-reinforced group. The patients were matched one-to-one based on a propensity score that comprised several patient characteristics. A propensity score-matched analysis was performed to compare patient outcomes. Results: A total of 291 patients who met the inclusion criteria were investigated. There were 165 in the reinforced group and 126 patients in the non-reinforced group. Propensity score analysis generated 104 matched pairs of patients in both the reinforced and the non-reinforced groups. The rate of non-placement of chest tube was significantly higher in the reinforced group than in the non-reinforced group (61.5% vs . 36.5%; P vs . 1.9%, P Conclusions: The use of the Stapler with polyglycolic acid sheet during pulmonary wedge resection increased the rate of intraoperative chest tube removal and reduced the rate of postoperative air leakage. %U https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/27644 %V 11 %N 4 %P 1546-1553 %@ 2077-6624