| Methods |
Randomized controlled clinical trial |
| Participants |
Twenty‐eight patients undergoing uncomplicated lobectomy. Fourteen (9 male and 5 female with a mean age of 63.8 years) were included in the fibrin group. Fourteen (8 male and 6 female of 59.0 years of mean age) were controls |
| Interventions |
A) Intervention group: Division of lung fissures with stapling devices; two millilitres of fibrin glue were applied to staple lines and any cut surfaces of the lung regardless of the presence or absence of air leaks. B) Control group: Division of lung fissures with stapling devices, without additional fibrin glue |
| Outcomes |
Duration of postoperative air leaks, chest tube drainage and postoperative hospitalization |
| Notes |
Patients were randomized by their hospital record number |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Adequate sequence generation? |
High risk |
Sequence was generated by their hospital record number |
| Allocation concealment? |
High risk |
Assignement of either group was made before thoracotomy by the surgeon according the hospital record number |
| Blinding?
All outcomes |
Unclear risk |
No information reported about this domain |
| Incomplete outcome data addressed?
All outcomes |
Low risk |
No missing outcome data in the study |
