Table 8 Treatment outcome according to the type of surgical management of study participants of the Prevalence and Treatment Outcome of Bronchopleural Fistula
From: Prevalence and treatment outcome of bronchopleural fistula: a multi-center study in Ethiopia
The type of surgical management | Outcome of treatment | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Closure of BPF | BPF is not closed still on follow up | Death | Lost from follow up | ||
Decortication and bronchial hole closure | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
Open window thoracostomy | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
Closure of bronchial hole | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Pneumonectomy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Decortication closure of bronchial hole and flap | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Open window thoracostomy and bronchial hole closure with muscle flap | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 40 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 50 |