Early complications. Cardiac complications
Asamura, H.
Chest Surgery Clinics of North America 9(3): 527
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 1052-3359 PMID: 10459428 Document Number: 506334
Cardiopulmonary complications developing after pneumonectomy are described. Arrhythmias are seen in about 25% of patients undergoing pneumonectomy, and supraventricular tachyarrhythmias are common. To date, the efficacy of medical prophylaxis has not yet been defined. Postpneumonectomy heart failure shares a common cause with postpneumonectomy edema. Cardiac herniation with subsequent torsion is a rare but fatal complication after pneumonectomy. Early recognition and prophylaxis are always crucial.