%0 Journal Article
%T Progel Use is Not Associated with Decreased Incidence of Postoperative Air Leak after Nonanatomic Lung Surgery
%A Amy L Alabaster
%A Ashish R Patel
%A Jeffrey B Velotta
%A Rebecca C Gologorsky
%A Simon K Ashiku
%J Archive of "The Permanente Journal".
%D 2019
%R 10.7812/TPP/18-059
%X Progel Pleural Air Leak Sealant (CR Bard, Warwick, RI) is a US Food and Drug Administration-approved hydrogel designed for application to surgical staple lines to prevent air leak after lung surgery. This product has demonstrated efficacy in reducing intraoperative air leaks compared with standard air leak closure methods. However, the impact on chest tube duration and length of hospital stay has not been reported
%K air leak
%K pneumothorax
%K thoracoscopic surgery
%K thoracoscopic wedge resection
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6443357/