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COMPARATIVE STUDY
JOURNAL ARTICLE
RESEARCH SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T
Prostaglandin E1 ameliorates decreased tracheal blood flow after esophagectomy and aggressive upper mediastinal lymphadenectomy for esophageal carcinoma.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons 1996 October
BACKGROUND: Aggressive upper mediastinal lymphadenectomy contributes to a better survival rate after esophageal resection to treat esophageal carcinoma, but it also increases postoperative respiratory complications. Devascularization of the airways because of mediastinal dissection is considered to be a cause of respiratory dysfunction. The present study attempts to clarify whether or not tracheal blood flow (TBF) deteriorates after esophagectomy and, if so, whether or not intravenous prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) attenuates the deterioration.
STUDY DESIGN: Patients undergoing esophagectomy and aggressive upper mediastinal lymphadenectomy for the treatment of esophageal carcinoma (EC group, n = 12) or abdominal surgery (control group, n = 6) were enrolled in this study. Measurement of TBF was performed using a laser Doppler flowmeter. Changes in TBF induced by surgery and postoperative intravenous PGE1 were studied in both groups.
RESULTS: The TBF deteriorated significantly in the EC group (21.78 +/- 9.60 to 11.24 +/- 4.45 mL/minute/10(-1) kg, p = 0.002) but did not change in the control group (26.13 +/- 6.84 to 26.61 +/- 4.69 mL/minute/10(-1) kg, p = 0.7371). Postoperative intravenous PGE1 partially, but significantly, reversed the deterioration in TBF in the EC group (11.53 +/- 4.58 to 14.87 +/- 6.30 mL/minute/10(-1) kg, p = 0.0207) but did not effect the control group (29.41 +/- 7.89 to 29.41 +/- 8.79 mL/minute/10(-1) kg, p = 0.9989).
CONCLUSIONS: Esophagectomy and aggressive upper mediastinal lymphadenectomy cause a deterioration in TBF that is partially attenuated by PGE1.
STUDY DESIGN: Patients undergoing esophagectomy and aggressive upper mediastinal lymphadenectomy for the treatment of esophageal carcinoma (EC group, n = 12) or abdominal surgery (control group, n = 6) were enrolled in this study. Measurement of TBF was performed using a laser Doppler flowmeter. Changes in TBF induced by surgery and postoperative intravenous PGE1 were studied in both groups.
RESULTS: The TBF deteriorated significantly in the EC group (21.78 +/- 9.60 to 11.24 +/- 4.45 mL/minute/10(-1) kg, p = 0.002) but did not change in the control group (26.13 +/- 6.84 to 26.61 +/- 4.69 mL/minute/10(-1) kg, p = 0.7371). Postoperative intravenous PGE1 partially, but significantly, reversed the deterioration in TBF in the EC group (11.53 +/- 4.58 to 14.87 +/- 6.30 mL/minute/10(-1) kg, p = 0.0207) but did not effect the control group (29.41 +/- 7.89 to 29.41 +/- 8.79 mL/minute/10(-1) kg, p = 0.9989).
CONCLUSIONS: Esophagectomy and aggressive upper mediastinal lymphadenectomy cause a deterioration in TBF that is partially attenuated by PGE1.
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