Eur Respir J 1997; 10: 2066-2072
Copyright © ERS Journals Ltd 1997
The efficacy of pulmonary thromboendarterectomy on long-term gas exchange
N Tanabe,
O Okada,
Y Nakagawa,
M Masuda,
K Kato,
N Nakajima,
and
T Kuriyama
It has not been delineated in detail how pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) affects gas exchange through long-term follow-up. In Japan, this surgery has been undertaken in a limited number of institutions, and the results of PTE have not been well publicized. A total of 25 patients were operated on during the period from 1985 to 1996 at our institution, and the overall mortality rate was 16%. Our criteria for PTE were based on the following: 1) thrombi surgically accessible as judged by angiographic study; 2) mean pulmonary arterial pressure > or = 30 mmHg. The efficacies of PTE were analysed on haemodynamics as well as gas exchange at one month postsurgery and during follow-up (6-24 months). Significant haemodynamic improvement was obtained as early as 1 month after surgery. Improvement of gas exchange lagged, but was then observed during follow-up, and the improvement level of pulmonary haemodynamics was sustained. The early postoperative restrictive impairment and ventilation-perfusion abnormality on lung perfusion scan resolved during the follow-up period. It was concluded that the early postoperative efficacy of pulmonary throm-boendarterectomy was mainly achieved due to the reduction of pulmonary hypertension, whereas improvement in gas exchange was obtained over the longer term.
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