Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, 12631 East 17th Avenue, C-302, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
Thorac Surg Clin. 2010 Aug;20(3):407-11. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2010.04.004.
Air leaks after pulmonary resection remain a common occurrence. The impact, or cost, of a complication such as prolonged air leak differs for patients and the involved health care providers. In both cases, the cost is in part determined by the treatment strategy chosen to deal with the complication. Complication costs extend beyond financial aspects and involve quality and delivery of care, postoperative quality of life, and patient satisfaction.
肺切除术后的空气漏仍然是常见的。像持续性空气漏这样的并发症的影响（或成本）对患者和相关医疗保健提供者来说是不同的。在这两种情况下，成本部分取决于选择的治疗策略来处理并发症。并发症的成本不仅涉及财务方面，还涉及护理质量和交付、术后生活质量以及患者满意度。
