Intrabronchial Valve Treatment for Prolonged Air Leak: Can We Justify the Cost?

Table 1

Patient characteristics and demographics.

Patients	Age/gender	Reason for procedure	Type	Underlying lung disease	Lobe(s) treated	Leak duration before IBV	Valves placed ()	Air leak resolved/chest tube removal (days)
1	48/M	Air leak	APF	SSP, osteosarcoma	LUL, Lingula	88	6	9, 11
2	60/M	Air leak	APF	SSP, COPD	RUL	6	4	7, 9
3	51/F	Air leak	APF	COPD, iatrogenic	RUL	11	3	1, 2
4	79/M	Air leak	APF	After wedge	LUL	9	4	3, 5
5	63/M	Air leak	APF	SSP, COPD	RUL	15	3	1, 2
6	75/M	Air leak	APF	SSP, angiosarcoma	RLL	2	5	35, 45
7	81/M	Air leak	APF	COPD, iatrogenic	LUL	8	5	1, 2
8	38/F	Air leak	APF	SSP, pancreatic CA	RLL	8	4	2, 3
9	48/M	Air leak	APF	SSP, COPD	LUL	10	6	6, 7
10	51/F	Air leak	APF	COP, iatrogenic	RML	9	2	1, 2
11	56/M	Air leak	APF	After lobectomy	Lingula	10	2	2, 3
12	90/F	Air leak	APF	COPD, iatrogenic	LUL	7	4	2, 3
13	65/M	Air leak	APF	SSP, COPD	RUL	11	4	2, 3

SSP: secondary spontaneous pneumothorax.
COP: cryptogenic organizing pneumonia.
APF: alveolopleural fistula.
BPF: bronchopleural fistula.