%0 Journal Article %T Assessment of emphysema in patients undergoing major lung resections %A Refai, Majed %J Journal of Thoracic Disease %D 2019 %B 2019 %9 %! Assessment of emphysema in patients undergoing major lung resections %K %X Despite the advances in surgical techniques and the perioperative care, prolonged air leak (PAL) after major lung resection is still a frequent and vexing postoperative complication that all thoracic surgeons face in their daily practice (1). PAL is a common complication that occur in 8% to 15% of all lung resections (2), that may increase hospital stay, increase the risk of empyema, cardiopulmonary complications (3) and as a consequence increase costs (4). %U https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/31576 %V 11 %N 9 %P 3689-3691 %@ 2077-6624