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Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:289-295
© 1992 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Concomitant cardiac and pulmonary operation: The role of cardiopulmonary bypass

^a Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio USA
^b Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Christ Hospital of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio USA

Accepted for publication January 9, 1992.

^_* Address reprint requests to Dr Schmelzer, 2123 Auburn Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45219.

To assess the safety and efficacy of concomitant pulmonary resection and cardiac operation requiring cardiopulmonary bypass, the records of 19 patients were reviewed. Eighteen patients (94.7%) presented with cardiac symptoms and were found to have pulmonary pathology of indeterminate etiology. Pulmonary resections were performed through a median sternotomy in all but 1 patient, who underwent posterolateral thoracotomy and right middle lobectomy after repositioning because dense adhesions prevented adequate dissection through the initial incision. A total of 24 resections were performed. Sixteen (66.7%) were performed on cardiopulmonary bypass. Six wedge resections (25.0%) were performed before bypass. Two lobectomies (8.3%) were performed after infusion of protamine sulfate. Nine patients (47.4%) had benign pathology, 7 (36.8%) had primary carcinoma, and 3 (15.8%) had metastatic disease. Bleeding complications occurred in 15.8% of patients ([equation]). There was 1 perioperative death (5.3%), which was due to adult respiratory distress syndrome after intraoperative hemorrhage followed lobectomy for bullous disease. Another patient required lateral extension of the sternotomy during an episode of exsanguinating intraparenchymal pulmonary hemorrhage, which resulted in lobectomy, as well as costochondral and sternal osteomyelitis. A third patient required exploration for bleeding at the staple line. Postoperative complications occurred in 7 patients (36.8%) and were predominantly respiratory ([equation], 71.4%) (p = 0.006). The median postoperative hospitalization was 15 days. Although comparison of patients who underwent pulmonary resection during bypass with those who had resection either before heparinization or after protamine infusion showed no significant difference with respect to age, incidence of malignancy, operation performed, complications, postoperative hospitalization, or survival, this was probably due to the small number of patients in the study. Survival correlated only with the diagnosis of malignancy (p = 0.042). Pulmonary resection performed on cardiopulmonary bypass leads to excessive bleeding and pulmonary complications and perhaps to excessive hospitalization. If concomitant correction of both cardiac and pulmonary conditions must be performed, pulmonary resection should be accomplished after reversal of anticoagulation to prevent excessive bleeding.

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