A Clinical Risk Model for the Evaluation of Bronchopleural Fistula in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer After Pneumonectomy

This model, based on readily available clinical characteristics, can estimate the risk of BPF after pneumonectomy in the NSCLC patients, independent of early BPF and late BPF classifications. This model could be used to select patients for intervention therapy (parenteral alimentation, control of blood glucose level, oxygen therapy, and strengthening the antibiotic treatment) if validated in independent data sets.