Jiae Kim

Fluid restriction neither increased nor was a risk factor for AKI. HES should be administered with caution in high-risk patients undergoing thoracic surgery.

This study shows that immediate postoperative complications and oxygen saturation are associated with OSAS severity and the level of obstruction, inducing apnea in those who have undergone UPPP for OSAS.

BACKGROUND: Stroke volume variation (SVV) and pulse pressure variation (PPV) are used as indicators of fluid responsiveness, but little is known about the usefulness of these dynamic preload indicators in thoracic surgery, which involves an open thoracic cavity and 1-lung ventilation (OLV). Therefore, we investigated whether SVV and PPV could predict fluid responsiveness, and whether the thresholds of these parameters should be adjusted for thoracic surgery. METHODS: This was a prospective, cont

This prospective randomized study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of two common analgesic techniques, thoracic epidural patient-controlled analgesia (Epidural PCA), and intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV PCA), in patients undergoing lobectomy by the video-assisted thoracic surgical (VATS) approach. Fifty-two patients scheduled for VATS lobectomy were randomly allocated into two groups: an Epidural PCA group receiving an epidural infusion of ropivacaine 0.2%+fentanyl 5 microg/mL

Liver allograft recipients may develop a hyperdynamic circulation and cardiac electrophysiologic abnormalities. The incidence of severe ventricular arrhythmias in liver allograft recipients during pulmonary artery (PA) catheterization was determined. One hundred five liver allograft recipients were studied prospectively; 5 of the patients with preexisting valvular heart disease, ischemic heart disease, or arrhythmias were excluded. Severe ventricular arrhythmia, defined as 3 or more consecutive

BACKGROUND: Postoperative delirium (POD) is one of messy complications related with increased mortality and hospital costs. Patients undergoing esophagectomy are more in danger of delirium than other kinds of surgeries. We investigated the impact of robot-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy on the incidence of POD compared with open transthoracic esophagectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective review was completed for the patients who underwent esophagectomy from December 2, 2012 and Apri

This prospective randomized study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of two common analgesic techniques, thoracic epidural patient-controlled analgesia (Epidural PCA), and intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV PCA), in patients undergoing lobectomy by the video-assisted thoracic surgical (VATS) approach. Fifty-two patients scheduled for VATS lobectomy were randomly allocated into two groups: an Epidural PCA group receiving an epidural infusion of ropivacaine 0.2%+fentanyl 5 ㎍/mL combi

OBJECTIVE: The incidence of arrhythmias related to an esophagectomy is high, and its clinical significance has been well accepted. Thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) can modulate the sympathetic tone and neuroendocrine responses associated with major operation. This study was aimed to evaluate the effects of TEA on the incidence of arrhythmias in transthoracic esophagectomy patients. METHODS: The records of 185 patients who underwent the Ivor-Lewis operation between 2001 and 2004 by the same ope

Abstract Restrictive fluid management has been recommended for thoracic surgery. However, specific guidelines are lacking, and there is always concern regarding impairment of renal perfusion with a restrictive policy. The objective of this study was to find the net intraoperative fluid infusion rate which shows the lowest incidence of composite complications (either pulmonary complications or acute kidney injury) in open thoracotomy. We hypothesized that a certain range of infusion rate would de