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The Effects of Diluted Fibrin Glue about Continuous Air Leakage after Lung Surgery  

Choi Chang-Woo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
Lee Seong-Jin (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
Lee Chol-Sae (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
Lee Kihl-Rho (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
Lee Seock-Yeol (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.39, no.10, 2006 , pp. 770-774 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: Continuous air leakage through chest tube after lung surgery may increase pt's hospital stay and lead to many complications including empyema etc. Chemical pleurodesis has frequently been used for prevention of air leakage. Therefore, we performed chemical pleurodesis using diluted fibrin glue in patients with continuous air leak-age and observed the effects and efficiency of treatment. Material and Method: From September, 2001 to August, 2005, 16 patients whose continuous air leakage lasted more than 7 days underwent chemical pleurodesis with diluted fibrin glue. The effects of treatment, complications and recurrences were reviewed. Dissolved fibrinogen 1.0 g and aprotinin 500,000 KIU were mixed in a 50 cc syringe (Mixed solution A). And dissolved thrombin 5,000 IU and Calcium chloride 600 mg were mixed in a 50 cc syringe (Mixed solution B). Cefazolin 1.0 g was mixed in a 50 cc syringe (Mixed solution C). Rubber tube was inserted between the chest tube and the collecting bottle. An inserted rubber tube was positioned 60cm above the patient and forming a loop appearance was done. Mixed solutions A, B and C were injected into the highest rubber tube. Results: Continuous air leakages disappeared in all f6 patients at next day. Chest tubes were removed after 3 days in all patients. Complications were chest pain in 12 patients (75%), leukocytosis in 14 patients (88%), fever and chill in 14 patients (88%). All complications were transient and disappeared without specific treatment. Conclusion: Our findings demonstrated that diluted fibrin glue chemical pleurodesis was effective in patients with continuous air leakage lasting more than 7 days. Diluted fibrin glue chemical pleurodesis had good results with acceptable complications. long term follow-up is necessary to evaluate the accurate effects of treatment and recurrence in a large number of patients.
Keywords
Lung surgery; Air leakage; Pleurodesis; Tissue adhesives; Fibrin tissue adhesives;
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