@article{JTD27644,
author = {Wataru Shigeeda and Hiroyuki Deguchi and Makoto Tomoyasu and Yuka Kaneko and Hironaga Kanno and Tatsuo Tanita and Hajime Saito},
title = {The utility of the Stapler with PGA sheet for pulmonary wedge resection: a propensity score-matched analysis},
journal = {Journal of Thoracic Disease},
volume = {11},
number = {4},
year = {2019},
keywords = {},
abstract = {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},
issn = {2077-6624}, url = {https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/27644}
}