Why the study?
Postoperative atrial fibrillation occurs in 6.4 to 12.6% of patients after pulmonary lobectomy, but its postoperative risk factors and prognostic impact in lung cancer lobectomy needed analysis.
Population
947 lobectomies for lung cancer
Comparison
POAF vs non-POAF, and temporary vs non-temporary POAF
Design
Retrospective cohort study
Authors
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Non-temporary POAF signals poorer survival after lung cancer lobectomy; leaves open whether targeted monitoring improves outcomes.
Postoperative atrial fibrillation after lung cancer lobectomy is independently associated with poor performance status, COPD, prior paroxysmal AF, and intraoperative blood transfusion, and predicts poorer overall survival, particularly when non-temporary.
Ishibashi et al. (2020) studied this question.
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