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Shelley B, Glass A, Keast T, McErlane J, Hughes C, Lafferty B, Marczin N, McCall P. Perioperative cardiovascular pathophysiology in patients undergoing lung resection surgery: a narrative review. Br J Anaesth 2023; 130:e66-e79. [PMID: 35973839 PMCID: PMC9875905 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.06.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Although thoracic surgery is understood to confer a high risk of postoperative respiratory complications, the substantial haemodynamic challenges posed are less well appreciated. This review highlights the influence of cardiovascular comorbidity on outcome, reviews the complex pathophysiological changes inherent in one-lung ventilation and lung resection, and examines their influence on cardiovascular complications and postoperative functional limitation. There is now good evidence for the presence of right ventricular dysfunction postoperatively, a finding that persists to at least 3 months. This dysfunction results from increased right ventricular afterload occurring both intraoperatively and persisting postoperatively. Although many patients adapt well, those with reduced right ventricular contractile reserve and reduced pulmonary vascular flow reserve might struggle. Postoperative right ventricular dysfunction has been implicated in the aetiology of postoperative atrial fibrillation and perioperative myocardial injury, both common cardiovascular complications which are increasingly being appreciated to have impact long into the postoperative period. In response to the physiological demands of critical illness or exercise, contractile reserve, flow reserve, or both can be overwhelmed resulting in acute decompensation or impaired long-term functional capacity. Aiding adaptation to the unique perioperative physiology seen in patients undergoing thoracic surgery could provide a novel therapeutic avenue to prevent cardiovascular complications and improve long-term functional capacity after surgery.
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- Ben Shelley
- Department of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland, UK; Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Critical Care Research Group, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland, UK; School of Anaesthesia, Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland, UK; Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Critical Care Research Group, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland, UK; Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Critical Care Research Group, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland, UK; Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Critical Care Research Group, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland, UK; Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Critical Care Research Group, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Division of Anaesthesia Pain Medicine and Intensive Care, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK; Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Harefield Hospital, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals, Part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland, UK; Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Critical Care Research Group, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Ankeny D, Chitilian H, Bao X. Anesthetic Management for Pulmonary Resection: Current Concepts and Improving Safety of Anesthesia. Thorac Surg Clin 2021; 31:509-517. [PMID: 34696863 DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2021.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Increasingly complex procedures are routinely performed using minimally invasive approaches, allowing cancers to be resected with short hospital stays, minimal postsurgical discomfort, and improved odds of cancer-free survival. Along with these changes, the focus of anesthetic management for lung resection surgery has expanded from the provision of ideal surgical conditions and safe intraoperative patient care to include preoperative patient training and optimization and postoperative pain management techniques that can impact pulmonary outcomes as well as patient lengths of stay.
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- Daniel Ankeny
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Management, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Management, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Management, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Hanley C, Donahoe L, Slinger P. "Fit for Surgery? What's New in Preoperative Assessment of the High-Risk Patient Undergoing Pulmonary Resection". J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2020; 35:3760-3773. [PMID: 33454169 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Revised: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Advances in perioperative assessment and diagnostics, together with developments in anesthetic and surgical techniques, have considerably expanded the pool of patients who may be suitable for pulmonary resection. Thoracic surgical patients frequently are perceived to be at high perioperative risk due to advanced age, level of comorbidity, and the risks associated with pulmonary resection, which predispose them to a significantly increased risk of perioperative complications, increased healthcare resource use, and costs. The definition of what is considered "fit for surgery" in thoracic surgery continually is being challenged. However, no internationally standardized definition of prohibitive risk exists. Perioperative assessment traditionally concentrates on the "three-legged stool" of pulmonary mechanical function, parenchymal function, and cardiopulmonary reserve. However, no single criterion should exclude a patient from surgery, and there are other perioperative factors in addition to the tripartite assessment that need to be considered in order to more accurately assess functional capacity and predict individual perioperative risk. In this review, the authors aim to address some of the more erudite concepts that are important in preoperative risk assessment of the patient at potentially prohibitive risk undergoing pulmonary resection for malignancy.
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- Ciara Hanley
- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, University of Toronto, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, University of Toronto, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Boisen ML, Schisler T, Kolarczyk L, Melnyk V, Rolleri N, Bottiger B, Klinger R, Teeter E, Rao VK, Gelzinis TA. The Year in Thoracic Anesthesia: Selected Highlights from 2019. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2020; 34:1733-1744. [PMID: 32430201 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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THIS special article is the 4th in an annual series for the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. The authors thank the editor-in-chief, Dr. Kaplan; the associate editor-in-chief, Dr. Augoustides; and the editorial board for the opportunity to expand this series, the research highlights of the year that specifically pertain to the specialty of thoracic anesthesia. The major themes selected for 2019 are outlined in this introduction, and each highlight is reviewed in detail in the main body of the article. The literature highlights in this specialty for 2019 include updates in the preoperative assessment and optimization of patients undergoing lung resection and esophagectomy, updates in one lung ventilation (OLV) and protective ventilation during OLV, a review of recent meta-analyses comparing truncal blocks with paravertebral catheters and the introduction of a new truncal block, meta-analyses comparing nonintubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) with those performed using endotracheal intubation, a review of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) recent composite score rating for pulmonary resection of lung cancer, and an update of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) guidelines for both lung and esophageal surgery.
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- Michael L Boisen
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto - Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
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