Major Lung Resections Using Manual Suturing Versus Staplers During Fiscal Crisis.

Abstract:

:AbstractObjective: During fiscal crisis there was a period of shortage of staplers in our hospital, which drove us to manual suturing of bronchi and pulmonary vessels during major lung resections. We present our experience during that period in comparison to a subsequent period when staplers became available again. METHODS:A total of 256 lobectomies and 78 pneumonectomies were performed using manual suturing (group A), between September 2009 and September 2010, and compared regarding surgical outcome to 248 lobectomies and 60 pneumonectomies using staplers (group B), between September 2011 and September 2012. RESULTS:Although we did not observe statistically significant differences but only a trend towards less operative time, for both lobectomies (p=0.21) and pneumonectomies (p=0.31), we actually noted a 41 and 47 minutes saving of operative time using staplers (group B), in comparison to manual suturing (group A). We also observed a trend towards less morbidity rates in patients of group B, who underwent lobectomy (10.48%), and pneumonectomy (20%), versus patients of group A, who underwent lobectomy (15.62%), and pneumonectomy (30.76%); we did not observe any substantial differences in the other surgical outcome variables, and in patients' demographics comorbidities, and anatomic allocation of surgical procedures performed. CONCLUSIONS:The use of staplers offers safety with secure bronchial or vascular sealing, and saving of operative time. Their unavailability at an interval during fiscal crisis although it did not affect surgical outcome, revealed their usefulness and value.

journal_name

Int Surg

journal_title

International surgery

authors

Potaris K,Kapetanakis E,Papamichail K,Midvighi E,Verveniotis A,Parissis F,Apostolou D,Tziortziotis V,Maimani S,Pouliara E,Vogiatzis G,Kakaris S,Konstantinou M

doi

10.9738/INTSURG-D-15-00116.1

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-07-27 00:00:00

eissn

0020-8868

issn

2520-2456

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