Höglund, Odd
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Objective To compare the maximum pressure sustained by airways sealed with a resorbable ligation device (LigaTie) and with thoracoabdominal (TA) staples during thoracoscopic-assisted hilar lung lobectomies. Study design In situ cadaveric study. Animals Ten feline cadavers. Methods Twenty lung lobectomies were performed with either a LigaTie or a TA stapler (n = 10 per group) by using a thoracoscopic-assisted technique. Procedures were randomly performed on the cranial lung lobes only. The distance between the ligation and the hilus was measured on each specimen. Airway pressures were tested to a maximum pressure of 40 cmH(2)O. Results All LigaTie sites reached a maximum airway pressure without leaking and were easily placed at the hilus. Four of 10 TA stapled sites leaked at a mean pressure of 22 cmH(2)O (P = .010). All leaks occurred when the TA staple line was >5 mm from the hilus; no leaks occurred when the TA staple line was
Published in
Veterinary Surgery
2019, volume: 48, number: 4, pages: 563-569
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Surgery
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/vsu.13109
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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/97164