Clinical Challenge in Thoracic Surgery: Management of Bronchopleural Fistula after Pneumonectomy

Your post op day #4 right pneumonectomy patient is suddenly coughing up large volumes of serosanguinous sputum! What are you worried about and what do you need to do? Join your Swedish thoracic surgery team, Drs. Chloe Hanson, Peter White, and Brian Louie as we discuss the management of this dangerous and frustrating surgical complication.

Target Audience

  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physicians
  • Physician Assistants

Learning Objectives

  1. What is a bronchopleural fistula (BPF) and what different ways do they present?
  2. Describe the acute management of an early BPF.
  3. Describe the differences in operative considerations between an early and late BPF.
  4. Describe different options for closure of a pneumonectomy space.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 0.75 ANCC
  • 0.75 Attendance
  • 0.75 JA Credit - AH
    • 0.75 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Registration Opens: 
01/15/2025
Registration Expires: 
01/14/2027
Part of: 
BEHIND THE KNIFE (ENDURING)
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Durham, NC 27705
United States

Chloe E. Hanson, M.D., PGY3

Brian E. Louie, MD, 

Peter T. White, MD, 

  • AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)
  • ANCC
  • Attendance
  • JA Credit - AH
 

Available Credit

  • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 0.75 ANCC
  • 0.75 Attendance
  • 0.75 JA Credit - AH
    • 0.75 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
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