Table 1.
Patient characteristics and demographics.
| Patients | Age/gender | Reason for procedure | Type | Underlying lung disease | Lobe(s) treated | Leak duration before IBV | Valves placed (n) | Air leak resolved/chest tube removal (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48/M | Air leak | APF | SSP, osteosarcoma | LUL, Lingula | 88 | 6 | 9, 11 |
| 2 | 60/M | Air leak | APF | SSP, COPD | RUL | 6 | 4 | 7, 9 |
| 3 | 51/F | Air leak | APF | COPD, iatrogenic | RUL | 11 | 3 | 1, 2 |
| 4 | 79/M | Air leak | APF | After wedge | LUL | 9 | 4 | 3, 5 |
| 5 | 63/M | Air leak | APF | SSP, COPD | RUL | 15 | 3 | 1, 2 |
| 6 | 75/M | Air leak | APF | SSP, angiosarcoma | RLL | 2 | 5 | 35, 45 |
| 7 | 81/M | Air leak | APF | COPD, iatrogenic | LUL | 8 | 5 | 1, 2 |
| 8 | 38/F | Air leak | APF | SSP, pancreatic CA | RLL | 8 | 4 | 2, 3 |
| 9 | 48/M | Air leak | APF | SSP, COPD | LUL | 10 | 6 | 6, 7 |
| 10 | 51/F | Air leak | APF | COP, iatrogenic | RML | 9 | 2 | 1, 2 |
| 11 | 56/M | Air leak | APF | After lobectomy | Lingula | 10 | 2 | 2, 3 |
| 12 | 90/F | Air leak | APF | COPD, iatrogenic | LUL | 7 | 4 | 2, 3 |
| 13 | 65/M | Air leak | APF | SSP, COPD | RUL | 11 | 4 | 2, 3 |
SSP: secondary spontaneous pneumothorax.
COP: cryptogenic organizing pneumonia.
APF: alveolopleural fistula.
BPF: bronchopleural fistula.