Endobronchial valve and vacuum-assisted closure treatment for a complicated air leak problem after cardiac surgery

Ozkan, Berker; Kapdagli, Murat; Duman, Salih; Demir, Adalet; Toker, Alper

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2016.12211

Endobronchial valve and vacuum-assisted closure treatment for a complicated air leak problem after cardiac surgery

Ozkan B., Kapdagli M., Duman S., Demir A., Toker A.

TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.24, sa.3, ss.589-591, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2016.12211
Dergi Adı: TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.589-591
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this article, we report a 57-year-old male patient who developed mediastinitis due to massive air leak after coronary bypass surgery and deteriorated with endobronchial valve application. The patient underwent a long and complicated treatment process with open drainage and vacuum-assisted closure applications and recovered. Although endobronchial valve applications are efficient in the treatment of prolonged air leak, we recommend considering open drainage and vacuum-assisted closure if infectious complications occur.