Risk Factors for Prolonged Air Leak After Pulmonary Resection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Adam Attaar¹, Vernissia Tam², Katie S Nason^{3

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
² Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
³ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
⁴ Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate, Springfield, MA.
⁵ Institute for Healthcare Delivery and Population Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate, Springfield, MA.

Meta-Analysis

Adam Attaar et al. Ann Surg. 2020 May.

. 2020 May;271(5):834-844.

doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003560.

Adam Attaar¹, Vernissia Tam², Katie S Nason^{3

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¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
² Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
³ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
⁴ Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate, Springfield, MA.
⁵ Institute for Healthcare Delivery and Population Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate, Springfield, MA.

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