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Prolonged air leak following lung resection - does Tri-staplerTM technology improve the incidence?
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery volume 10, Article number: A360 (2015)
Background/Introduction
Prolonged air leak following lung resection leads to delayed discharge and increases risk of infection. The incidence of prolonged air leak (defined as greater than 7 days) is approx. 9% in the U.K. (SCTS Cardiothoracic Surgery database 2011). The Covidien Tri-staplerTM technology (Covidien, Mansfield, MA) claims to improve air leak rates following lung resection through improved vascularity at the suture line. We started using these staplers in August 2012.
Aims/Objectives
To determine if Covidien Tri-staplersTM improve prolonged air leak incidence through comparison with the incidence in previous two years (i.e. August 2010 - July 2012).
Method
The departmental database which collects and validates data prospectively was used to find patients having non-pneumothorax lung resection surgery between August 2010 and July 2014. They were divided into two groups - Group 1 (EndoGIA Autosuture™; August 2010 - July 2012) and Group 2 (Tri-stapler™ device; August 2012 - August 2014). The groups were then compared for preoperative variables and postoperative outcomes.
Results
A total of 401 patients were included - Group 1 with 242 patients (102 males - 42.1%) and Group 2 with 159 patients (72 males - 45.3%). Mean age was 67.5 years (Group1) and 67.6 years (Group2); p = 0.92. COPD incidence was 59 (24.4%) patients in Group 1 and 66 (41.5%) patients in Group 2; p < 0.001. There was no significant differences in the incidence of prolonged air leak in Group 1 (n = 20; 8,3%) and Group 2 (13; 8.2%); p = 0.98. Significant infection prolonging hospital stay was more frequent in Group 1 (n = 17; 7%) than Group 2 (n = 18; 11.3%) but this was not statistically significant (p = 0.15). Mean post-operative stay was similar in both groups (7.9 days for Group 1 and 7.1 days in Group 2; p = 0.30).
Discussion/Conclusion
The outcomes for the two groups were similar with no significant advantage from usage of the Tri-stapler™ technology.
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Srivastava, V., Mydin, M., Smailes, T. et al. Prolonged air leak following lung resection - does Tri-staplerTM technology improve the incidence?. J Cardiothorac Surg 10 (Suppl 1), A360 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-10-S1-A360
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-10-S1-A360