Table 3 Outcomes of endobronchial one-way valve deployment in case series included
From: Endobronchial one-way valves for treatment of persistent air leaks: a systematic review
First author, year [Article no.] | Outcome of air leak after endobronchial one-way valve placement (%) | Complications related to endobronchial one-way valves | Removal of endobronchial one-way valves n/N, (%) | Days to endobronchial one-way valves removal (days) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Complete resolution | Days to complete resolution (days) | Reduction | No change | Recurrence | Not reported | ||||
Travaline, 2009 [49] | 19 patients (47.5%) | Not specified | 18 patients (45.0%) | 2 patients (5.0%) | / | 1 patient (2.5%) | 6 patients: valve expectoration, moderate oxygen desaturation; initial malpositioning of the valve that required redeployment, pneumonia, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization and one unspecified | 8/40, (20%) | Mean ± SD: 66 ± 53; Range: 7–143 |
Gillespie, 2011 [50] | 6 procedures (75%) | Mean: 5.2 | 2 procedures (25%) | / | 1 patient (14.3%) | / | / | 5/7 (71.4%); | Mean: 37; Range: 14–55 |
Firlinger, 2013 [51] | 10 patients (77%) | 1 | / | / | 3 patients (23%) | / | / | 7/13 (53.8%) | Not specified |
Reed, 2015 [52] | 12 procedures (50%) | Not specified | 10 procedures (42%) | / | / | 2 procedures (8%) | / | 17/21 (81%) | Mean: 57; Range: 1–177 |
Dooms, 2014 [53] | 6 patients (60%) | 1 | 3 patients (30%) | / | 3 patients (30%) | 1 patient (10%) | / | 9/9 (100%) | Median: 23; Range: 14–28 |
Cordovilla, 2015 [54] | 6 procedures (66.7%) | 13 | / | 3 procedures (33.3%) | 1 patient (12.5%) | / | / | 8/8 (100%) | Median: 49; Range: 8–720 |
Hance, 2015 [55] | 8 patients (57%) | Median: 15; Mean: 29 | Not specified | Not specified | 4 patients (29%) | / | 6 patients: persistent air leak (4) and deatha (2) | 3/14 (21.4%) | Mean ± SD: 138 ± 84.0; Median: 153 |
Podgaetz, 2015 [56] | 18 patients (94.7%) | 9 days in patients with lung metastases; 2 days in the rest patients | 1 patientb (5.3%) | / | / | / | / | 16/19 (84.2%) | Range: 4–6 weeks |
Bakhos, 2016 [57] | 6 patients (54.5%) | Mean: 5; Median: 5.8 | 5 patients (45.4%) | / | 1 patient (9.1%) | / | / | 8/11 (73%) | Mean ± SD: 70 ± 42; Median: 60 days; |
Podgaetz, 2016 [14] | 13 patients (100%) | Mean: 5.5; Median:2 | / | / | / | / | / | 9/13 (69.2%) | 4–6 weeks |