Will bubbling decrease the muddling?—a promising technique to detect air leak intra-operatively

Determining optimal air leak resolution criteria when using digital pleural drainage device after lung resection

“… 12 Although bedside air leak assessment is a commonly performed task in the care of patients with chest tubes, there is considerable variability in the criteria and methods used to determine whether or not an air leak has resolved. 3 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 13 Air leak resolution criteria continue to vary greatly across the literature. This study is an attempt to correlate digital pleural drainage data and outcomes to develop evidence in support of pulmonary air leak resolution criteria that achieve the best balance between safety and efficiency.…”