Impact of Early Pleural Effusion on Oxygenation and Troponin I Levels after Cardiopulmonary Bypass

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Lung impairment and respiratory failure is common complication after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Pleural effusion is one of the most common lung complication after heart surgery . The aim of this study is to determine whether patients with pleural effusion in early postoperative period present respiratory and cardiac distress compared to patients with normal CT scan.. 36 patients after open heart surgery under CPB were included in the study. Cardiac lesion and respiratory function assessment included troponin I level and oxygen partial pressure evaluation. CT scan was performed 24 hours after surgery to detect presence of pleural effusion. Data were analysed using IBM SPSS statistics 27.. 36 patients with mean age 66 (SD=11) years were included in the study, 8/36 of them were female. 29/36 had CT scan 24 hours after surgery. 47% (n=17) patients had pleural effusion with maximum of 3,5 cm on CT scan 24 hours after the surgery. In 15/36 patients pleural effusion was bilateral. There was no significant change in oxigenation level (Mann-Whitney U test, p=0.265) or troponin I level (t – test; p=0.184) between patients who had pleural effusion and patients without it.. Our study data shows no association between troponin I levels, oxygenation and presence of postoperative pleural effusion. Larger cohort should be evaluated to asses pleural effusion impact on respiratory function and cardiac leasion parameters in early postoperative period.
Period29 Mar 2023
Event titleRSU International Research Conference 2023: Knowledge for Use in Practice
Event typeConference
OrganiserRīga Stradiņš University
LocationRiga, LatviaShow on map
Degree of RecognitionInternational

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