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Thirty\u2010five patients who underwent decortication surgery were included in the study. Two\u2010way posteroanterior (PA) chest x\u2010ray, computed tomography (CT), pulmonary function tests (PFT), arterial blood gas, hemogram, and biochemical tests were performed for all patients before the operation. The patients were divided into two groups. Group 1 was composed of 16 patients (45.7%) with standard decortication, and Group 2 was formed with 19 patients (54.3%) with standard decortication\u2009+\u2009PGA patch.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The median age was 55\u2009years (minimum\u00a0=\u00a025, maximum\u00a0=\u00a075) and the vast majority (82.9%; <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a029) of patients were males. There was no significant difference between groups in age, aetiology, or sex. The most common etiological cause in both Group 1 and Group 2 was nonspecific infection (56.3% and 73.7%, respectively). When Group 2 and Group 1 were compared regarding median times (day) of air leak cessation (Group 2\u00a0=\u00a04; Group 1\u00a0=\u00a08.5), chest drain removal (Group 2\u00a0=\u00a05; Group 1\u00a0=\u00a010), and hospital discharge times (Group 2\u00a0=\u00a08; Group 1\u00a0=\u00a013),the durations were statistically significantly shorter in Group 2 than in Group 1 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Use of the PGA patch in pulmonary decortication operations significantly reduced the duration of air leaks, drain removal, and discharge time from the hospital in the postoperative 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