TITLE:
Perioperative Landiolol Infusion Reduces the Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation after Pulmonary Lobectomy: Postoperative Randomized Controlled Study
AUTHORS:
Kaori Yagi, Jitsuo Usuda, Atsuhiro Sakamoto
KEYWORDS:
Atrial Fibrillation, Lung Resection, Lobectomy, Bilobectomy, Landiolol
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Anesthesiology,
Vol.6 No.8,
August
26,
2016
ABSTRACT: Background and Objective: Atrial fibrillation is a common complication after lung resection. We sought to determine the relationship between low-dose landiolol only intraoperatively administration and the incidence of atrial fibrillation development in patients who did not have atrial fibrillation before undergoing lung resection. Methods: Forty-five patients undergoing lung resection (lobectomy or bilobectomy), as indicated for lung cancer at Nippon Medical Hospital, between August 2012 and September 2013. Two patients were excluded from the final analysis. Patients were given either intravenous landiolol (n = 22) or placebo (n = 21) during lobectomy or bilobectomy only intraoperatively. This is prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled study. Main Outcome Measures: The primary end point was the incidence of sustained atrial fibrillation (≥30 min). Results: Postoperative atrial fibrillation occurred in 1 (4.5%) of the 22 patients in the landiolol group and 6 (28.6%) of the 21 patients in the placebo group. No serious adverse effects such as bradycardia and hypotention secondary to landiolol were observed. Conclusion: Low-dose landiolol infusion intraoperatively reduced the incidence of clinically significant atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing pulmonary lobectomy.