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Yusuke Muranishi1, Makoto Sonobe1, Toshi Menju1
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Purpose:
Atrial fibrillation (Af) is a common post-operative cardiac complication after lung cancer surgery; however, the type of lung cancer surgery being performed has evolved, remarkably, into minimally invasive surgical procedures. The purpose of this study was to quantify the incidence and severity of post-operative Af and to identify the risk factors for Af, using a recent cohort of lung cancer surgery patients.
Methods:
We reviewed, retrospectively, the medical records of 593 patients, who underwent lung cancer surgery between 2011 and 2013, for the development of post-operative Af.
Results:
The overall incidence of post-operative Af in our study was 6.4 % (38/593). Three (8 %) of these 38 patients, subsequently, suffered brain infarction. Multivariate analysis revealed that mediastinal lymph node dissection (OR ND-2/ND-0-1 = 3.06; 95 % CI 1.06-10.9) was associated with the development of post-operative Af.
Conclusion:
Omission of mediastinal lymph dissection for patients with early stage lung cancer and a high risk of Af should be considered to prevent post-operative Af.
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