RESEARCH ARTICLE
Perioperative Hemodynamic Changes During Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Decortication for empyema
Fang-Ting Chen1, *, An-Hsun Chou1, 2, *, Chun-Yu Chen1, 2, Pei-Chi Ting1, Ming-Wen Yang1, Chun-Hui Lee1, Yun-Hui Teng1
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2017Volume: 11
First Page: 88
Last Page: 96
Publisher ID: TOATJ-11-88
DOI: 10.2174/1874321801711010088
Article History:
Received Date: 18/04/2017Revision Received Date: 07/07/2017
Acceptance Date: 18/07/2017
Electronic publication date: 14/09/2017
Collection year: 2017
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Abstract
Background and Objective:
Hemodynamic consequences during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) with decortication during empyema drainage are unclear. The aim of the study was to assess the perioperative hemodynamic changes decortication during empyema drainage.
Methods:
A prospective study enrolled 23 patients with empyema who underwent decortication. Hemodynamic parameters were continuously obtained at 15 time points: supine two lung ventilation after induction, lateral decubitus position and two lung ventilation, lateral decubitus position and one-lung ventilation, every 5 min after decortication upto 60 minutes and at the end of surgery. We divided patients into three groups according to microorganisms, group 1: patients with no growth of organism; group 2: patients with staphylococcus aureus and pseudomonas; group 3: patients with streptococcus, yeast and fungus, gram-positive bacilli, and mycobacterium tuberculosis. The hemodynamic variables were recorded by the third-generation Vigileo/FloTracTM system and variables for each time interval were compared with the baseline by Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test.
Results:
In group 1, hemodynamic parameters showed no significant changes over time. However, in group 2 and 3, both CO and CI increased 10 to 15 minutes after decortication and remained elevated during the remainder of surgery. However, SVR and SVRI decreased 10 to 15 minutes after decortication in both groups, especially, with a more significant decrease noted in group 2 than group 3.
Conclusion:
Close perioperative hemodynamic monitoring during decortication in empyema patients is required because of potential hemodynamic disturbances especially patients with toxic microorganisms.