Received an article titled "outpatient air leak management after lobectomy: a cms cost analysis".The purpose of the article was to evaluate the safety and cost efficiency of a protocol for outpatient management of air leaks with a portable drainage system (pds).Per the article adverse events included: cardiac arrhythmia related to non-stemi, surgical site infection, blood loss requiring transfusion, atelectasis / pneumonia, deep vein thrombosis, shortness of breath, incisional pain and pleural effusion.
|