| Within 30 days after surgery, 91 patients died, 43 of whom patients had undergone pneumonectomy. |
| Patients with peripheral tumors with or without metastases to hilar nodes are usually treated with surgical lobectomy or pneumonectomy. |
| It may be indicated for a patient who has undergone right side pneumonectomy to secure ventilation of the left lower lobe. |
| We routinely use a 4.8-mm stapling device to close the main bronchus after pneumonectomy. |
| After pneumonectomy, a rapidly changing air fluid level may indicate intrapleural hemorrhage or bronchopleural fistula. |
| He was deemed fit for surgery and a left pneumonectomy was performed. |
