Diaphragmatic dysfunction is associated with postoperative pulmonary complications and phrenic nerve paresis in patients undergoing thoracic surgery.
Diaphragmatic dysfunction
Phrenic nerve paresis
Postoperative pulmonary complications.
Journal
Journal of anesthesia
ISSN: 1438-8359
Titre abrégé: J Anesth
Pays: Japan
ID NLM: 8905667
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
28 Mar 2024
28 Mar 2024
Historique:
received:
03
07
2023
accepted:
12
02
2024
medline:
28
3
2024
pubmed:
28
3
2024
entrez:
28
3
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
We aimed to quantify perioperative changes in diaphragmatic function and phrenic nerve conduction in patients undergoing routine thoracic surgery. A prospective observational study was performed in patients undergoing esophageal resection or pulmonary lobectomy. Examinations were carried out the day prior to surgery, 3 days and 10-14 days after surgery. Endpoints for diaphragmatic function included ultrasonographic measurements of diaphragmatic excursion and thickening fraction. Endpoints for phrenic nerve conduction included baseline-to-peak amplitude, peak-to-peak amplitude, and transmission delay. Measurements were assessed on both the surgical side and the non-surgical side of the thorax. Forty patients were included in the study. Significant reductions in diaphragmatic excursion were seen on the surgical side of the thorax for all excursion measures (posterior part of the right hemidiaphragm, p < 0.001; hemidiaphragmatic top point, p < 0.001; change in intrathoracic area, p < 0.001). Significant changes were seen for all phrenic nerve measures (baseline-to-peak amplitude, p < 0.001; peak-to-peak amplitude, p < 0.001; transmission delay, p = 0.041) on the surgical side. However, significant changes were also seen on the non-surgical side for all phrenic nerve measures (baseline-to-peak amplitude, p < 0.001; peak-to-peak amplitude, p < 0.001; transmission delay, p = 0.022). A postoperative reduction in posterior diaphragmatic excursion of more than 50% was significantly associated with postoperative pulmonary complications (coefficient: 2.69 (95% CI [1.38, 4.01], p < 0.001). Thoracic surgery caused a significant unilateral reduction in diaphragmatic excursion on the surgical side of the thorax, which was accompanied by significant changes in phrenic nerve conduction. However, phrenic nerve conduction was also significantly affected on the non-surgical side to a lesser extent, which was not mirrored in diaphragmatic excursion. Our findings suggest that phrenic nerve paresis plays a role in postoperative diaphragmatic dysfunction, which may be a contributing factor in the pathogenesis of postoperative pulmonary complications. NCT04507594.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38546897
doi: 10.1007/s00540-024-03325-5
pii: 10.1007/s00540-024-03325-5
doi:
Banques de données
ClinicalTrials.gov
['NCT04507594']
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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