Amaç: Israrcı hava kaçakları, göğüs tüpü çekilmesini geciktiren ve uzun süreli hastanede yatışa neden olan sık komplikasyonlardan biridir. Literatürde uzun süreli hava kaçakları (UHK) için otolog kan yaması plörodezisi (OKYP) yapılması hakkında sınırlı ancak olumlu deneyimler mevcuttur. Çocuklarda etkinliği ve güvenilirliği konusunda OKYP’nin UHK için uygulanması konusunda deneyimlerimizi paylaşmayı amaçladık.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: UHK’li 18 yaş altı hastalarda geriye dönük tek merkezli bir çalışma yapılmıştır. UHK, 5 günden uzun süren alveolar-plevral fistüllerin varlığı olarak tanımlandı. Geçirilmiş göğüs cerrahisi, göğüs travması ve UHK ‘nin spontan pnömotoraksı gibi etiyolojik nedenleri dahil edildi. Çalışmaya 1 Ocak 2016’dan 1 Aralık 2021’e kadar olan hastalar dahil edildi. Otolog kan yaması plöredezi (OKYP) önceden var olan bir göğüs tüpü aracılığıyla gerçekleştirildi. 1. günde periferik venden alınan 1-2 cc/kg taze tam kan mevcut göğüs tüpünden verildi. Hava kaçağının devam etme durumunda işlem 2. ve 4. günlerde tekrarlandı. Kaçak devam etse de maksimum üç uygulama hedeflendi. Takip süresi boyunca işlem ilişkili komplikasyonlar değerlendirildi. Tam başarı, hava kaçaklarının giderilmesi olarak kabul edildi.
Bulgular: Erkek çocukların daha sık olduğu toplam 11 hasta değerlendirildi (n=7, %63.9). UHK için OKYP uygulanan çocukların yaş ortalaması 13.4±2.1 yıldı (IQR 10-17). Ortalama tekrarlanan prosedür sayısı, 1 ila 3 uygulama arasında değişmekle beraber 1.8 saptandı. Çalışma grubumuzda en sık etiyolojik nedeni spontan pnömotoraksa ikincil yapılan torasik girişimlerdi. Altı olguda ilk uygulamadan sonra (%54.5) tam iyileşme mümkün oldu ve tüm olgularda OKYP prosedürleri tekrarlandıktan sonra UHK düzeldi (%100 iyileşme). OKYP’e bağlı herhangi bir komplikasyon saptanmadı.
Sonuç: Çocuklarda PAL için alternatif tedavi seçeneği olan otolog kan yaması plörodezis (ABPP) ile ilgili deneyimlerimizi paylaşmak istiyoruz. ABPP, etkinliği yüksek, komplikasyonlardan uzak, kolay uygulanabilir bir tedavi olup, serimizin tüm hastalarında PAL için ABPP kullanımı başarılı olmuştur.
Objective: Persistent air leaks remain one of the most complications that delay chest tube removal and prolonged
hospitalization. In literature, there are limited but favorable results about autologous blood patch pleurodesis (ABPP)
for prolonged air leaks (PAL). We aimed to describe our experiences with ABPP for PAL regarding its effectiveness and
reliability in children.
Material and Methods: A retrospective single-center study was performed on patients under 18 years of age with
PAL. PAL was defined as the presence of alveolar-pleural fistulas lasting longer than 5 days. The etiological causes
including previous thoracic surgery, thoracic trauma, and spontaneous pneumothorax of PAL were included. The study
took into account patients from January 1, 2016, to December 1, 2021. Autologous blood patch pleurodesis (ABPP)
was performed through a pre-existing chest tube. 1-2 cc/kg of fresh whole blood that was taken from a peripheral
vein and instilled through the existing chest tube on day 1. The procedure was repeated on days 2 and 4 if the air leak
persisted with a maximum limit of three. During the follow-up period, complications of the procedure were evaluated.
Complete success was considered as resolving air leaks.
Results: Of 11 children, males were more common (n=7, 63.9%). The mean age of children who underwent ABPP
for PAL was 13.4 2.1 years (IQR 10-17). The mean number of repeating procedures was 1.8 ranging from 1 to 3
applications. In our study group, thoracic procedures secondary to spontaneous pneumothorax were the most common
etiologic cause. Most of the patients had PAL during forced expiration only (n=6, 54.5%), and the mean number of
ABPP applications was found 1.7 in this group. But the patients having continuous PAL required 3.1 applications
for improvement (mean value). Complete recovery was possible in six cases after the first application (54.5%). PAL
improved in all cases after repeating ABPP procedures (100% healing). We had seen no complications in terms of
respiratory distress due to the application of ABPP or infection.
Conclusion: We report about our experiences of autologous blood patch pleurodesis (ABPP) in children as an alternative
treatment option for PAL. ABPP is an easily applicable therapy with high effectiveness and being away from complications
and, the use of ABPP for PAL was successful in all patients of our series.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Surgery |
Journal Section | ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
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Publication Date | March 16, 2022 |
Submission Date | February 18, 2022 |
Published in Issue | Year 2022 Volume: 16 Issue: 2 |
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