Assessment of pulmonary function in patients before and after laparoscopic and open esophagogastric surgery

Background Laparoscopy is a technique used in various surgical procedures. Few studies in the literature compare stress between laparoscopic and open surgery used for esophagogastric surgical procedures. Pulmonary function is known to be significantly affected in open surgeries, increasing postoperative morbidity and mortality. The current study aimed to assess pulmonary function in patients before and after open and laparoscopic esophagogastric surgery. Methods For this study, 75 patients were divided into two groups: 50 patients undergoing laparoscopy and 25 patients undergoing open surgery. The following parameters were determined by spirometry before and after surgery: forced expiratory volume in the first second ($ FEV_{1} $), forced vital capacity (FVC), and forced expiratory flow in the midexpiratory phase ($ FEF_{25–75%} $). Results A decrease in $ FEV_{1,} $ FVC, and $ FEF_{(25–75%)} $ was observed in the two groups on postoperative days 2, 3, and 4, as compared with the preoperative period. Likewise, $ FEV_{1} $ and FVC showed a significant reduction on postoperative days 2, 3, and 4 in the patients who underwent to open surgery, but only on the day 2 in those who underwent to laparoscopic surgery. A significant decrease in $ FEF_{(25–75%)} $ was observed only on postoperative day 2 in the group that underwent open surgery. Significant differences in $ FEV_{1} $ between the groups were observed on postoperative days 2, 3, and 4. No significant difference in FVC was noted between the groups, and a difference in $ FEF_{(25–75%)} $ was observed only on postoperative day 4. Conclusions Postoperative pulmonary dysfunction was more important for the patients undergoing open surgery than for those undergoing laparoscopic surgery..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2004

Erschienen:

2004

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

Surgical endoscopy and other interventional techniques - 19(2004), 1 vom: 18. Nov., Seite 133-136

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Crema, E. [VerfasserIn]
Benelli, A. G. [VerfasserIn]
Silva, A. V. [VerfasserIn]
Martins, A. J. [VerfasserIn]
Pastore, R. [VerfasserIn]
Kujavao, G. H. [VerfasserIn]
Silva, A. A. [VerfasserIn]
Santana, J. R. [VerfasserIn]

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BKL:

44.87

Themen:

Esophagogastric surgery
Laparoscopy
Pulmonary function
Spirometry

doi:

10.1007/s00464-004-8102-z

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

SPR006253644