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Table 1 Previous reports of bronchial dehiscence following lung transplantation.

From: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenator as a bridge to successful surgical repair of bronchopleural fistula following bilateral sequential lung transplantation: a case report and review of literature

Reference

Total no. of lung transplants

Total no. of anastomoses

Total no. of airway complications

No. of bronchial dehiscence

Kshettry V R [1]

102 (77 SLT, 25 BSLT)

127

19 (15%)*

3 (2.3%)*

Alvarez A [3]

100 (29 SLT, 61 BSLT)

151

8 (5.3%)*

1(0.6%)*

Ruttmann E [4]

81 (29 SLT, 48 BSLT)

125

16 (12.8%)*

1(0.8%)*

Van de Wauwer C [5]

232 (102 SLT, 130 BSLT)

362

57 (15.7%)*

29 (8.0 %)*

  1. SLT: Single lung transplant, BSLT: Bilateral sequential lung transplant.
  2. * denotes the percentage of complications in total anastomoses.