Erector spinae muscle radiographic density is associated with survival after lung transplantation

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OBJECTIVE: The study objective was to verify whether low preoperative radiographic density of erector spinae muscles is associated with poor prognosis after lung transplantation.

METHODS: Preoperative chest computed tomography scans for patients who underwent deceased-donor lung transplantation between 2013 and 2019 at Kyoto University Hospital were retrospectively retrieved. The radiographic density of erector spinae muscles was quantitatively evaluated as the mean attenuation of erector spinae muscles, and low mean radiographic density of the erector spinae muscles was defined as a mean radiographic density of the erector spinae muscles value below the median value for all patients. Overall survival and chronic lung allograft dysfunction-free survival with high and low mean radiographic density of the erector spinae muscles were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method and evaluated by the log-rank test, as well as by univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard analyses.

RESULTS: Of the 107 adult patients who underwent primary transplantation, 96 underwent at least 1 chest computed tomography scan within 24 hours before lung transplantation. The median mean radiographic density of the erector spinae muscles in these 96 patients was 49.2 Hounsfield units. A low mean radiographic density of the erector spinae muscles value was significantly associated with decreased overall survival (hazard ratio, 4.50; P = .030) and chronic lung allograft dysfunction-free survival (hazard ratio, 3.18; P = .028) in the multivariate analysis. Additionally, patients with preoperative steroid use and a low mean radiographic density of the erector spinae muscles value had a worse overall survival (P < .001) and chronic lung allograft dysfunction-free survival (P < .001) than patients with preoperative steroid use and a high mean radiographic density of the erector spinae muscles value and those without preoperative steroid use.

CONCLUSIONS: Low mean radiographic density of the erector spinae muscles was closely associated with a poor prognosis after lung transplantation. The prognosis was particularly poor in patients with preoperative steroid use and a low mean radiographic density of the erector spinae muscles. These results may be useful when considering the indications for lung transplantation or preoperative interventions. VIDEO ABSTRACT.

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CommentIn: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Jul;164(1):312-313. - PMID 34417041

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:164

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The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery - 164(2022), 1 vom: 25. Juli, Seite 300-311.e3

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Oshima, Yohei [VerfasserIn]
Sato, Susumu [VerfasserIn]
Chen-Yoshikawa, Toyofumi F [VerfasserIn]
Nakajima, Daisuke [VerfasserIn]
Nankaku, Manabu [VerfasserIn]
Date, Hiroshi [VerfasserIn]
Matsuda, Shuichi [VerfasserIn]

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Computed tomography
Erector spinae muscle
Journal Article
Lung transplantation
Muscle radiographic density
Prognosis
Steroids
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Date Completed 20.06.2022

Date Revised 21.06.2022

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Jul;164(1):312-313. - PMID 34417041

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.07.039

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NLM332150402