• 1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin 300192, P. R. China;
  • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, P. R. China;
YANGBo, Email: yangbochest@126.com; JIANGTao, Email: jiangtaochest@163.com
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Objective To investigate the clinical significance of applying digitalis preparations after pneumonec-tomy. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 78 patients who underwent pneumonectomy in the Tangdu Hospital of The Fourth Military Medical University from August 2010 to August 2013. The patients were divided into a control group (39 patients with 27 males and 12 females at a mean age of 56.8±14.8 years) and a trial group (39 patients with 24 males and 15 females at a mean age of 57.4±10.1 years). After pneumonectomy, the trial group received low dose of digitalis treatment. On 3, 5, and 7 days, the arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2), systolic pulmonary artery pressure (SPAP), mean arterial pressure (MAP), diastolic pulmonary artery pressure (DPAP), and the rate of complications were examined. Results After treatment with the low dose of digitalis, the SPAP, MAP, DPAP of the trial group were statistically lower than those of the control group (P < 0.05). Incidence of arrhythmia in the trial group was statistically lower than that of the control group (P < 0.05). There was no statistical difference between the two groups in the PaO2, the incidence of pulmonary infection, and circulation disorder (P > 0.05). Conclusion Low dose of digitalis preparations can improve cardiac function after pneumonectomy.

Citation: CHENJia-kuan, YANGBo, WANGJian, LIJian-zhong, ZHOULin, ZHANGHong, XIAYan-min, WANGWen-chen, JIANGTao. Therapeutic Effect of Low Dose of Digitalis in Lung Cancer Patients After Pneumonectomy. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2016, 23(5): 463-466. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.20160109 Copy

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