Recommendations for the standardization and management of prolonged air leaks in lung surgery
The consensus underscores the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in managing PAL, the need for standardizing definitions, and the ongoing requirement for evidence-based guidelines to improve patient outcomes. Future research should focus on addressing the limitations identified in this study.
Authors
- Marco Lucchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9909-6820)
- Lorenzo Spaggiari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1068-3541)
- Clarissa Uslenghi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8206-5881)
- Amr Abdellateef (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3861-8132)
- Luca Bertolaccini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1153-3334)
- Francesco Zaraca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4846-2469)
- Marcelo Javier Bastidas Jiménez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6448-1286)
- Calvin S.H. Ng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9181-6790)
- Roberto Crisci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4882-5330)
- Dania Nachira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2937-9678)
- Andreas Kirschbaum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4987-8036)
- Reinhold Perkmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8068-0440)
- Isabelle Opitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5900-9040)
- Marco Damiano Pipitone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1091-0772)
- Florian Augustin
Institutions
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT)
- University of Pisa (IT)
- Innsbruck Medical University (AT)
- Philipps University of Marburg (DE)
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Universidad de Salamanca (ES)
- University of Milan (IT)
- Universität Innsbruck (AT)
- University of L'Aquila (IT)
- Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic (IT)
- Mansoura University Hospital (EG)
- Ospedale di Bolzano (IT)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- Prince of Wales Hospital (CN)
- European Institute of Oncology (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European journal of medical research
- Published
- 2025-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-025-03529-9
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52