Pulmonary endarterectomy through inverted-T upper hemisternotomyCentral MessagePerspective

Objective: We aimed to explore the feasibility of an inverted-T upper hemisternotomy approach for pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) and report the results after 17 cases. Methods: PEA was conducted through a 7-cm skin incision using an inverted-T upper hemisternotomy across the third intercostal spaces...

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Main Authors: Marie De Vos, MD, Bart Meyns, MD, PhD, Rozenn Anne Quarck, MSc, PhD, Catharina Belge, MD, PhD, Laurent Godinas, MD, PhD, Steffen Rex, MD, PhD, Dirk Vlasselaers, MD, PhD, Marion Delcroix, MD, PhD, Tom Verbelen, MD, PhD
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author Marie De Vos, MD
Bart Meyns, MD, PhD
Rozenn Anne Quarck, MSc, PhD
Catharina Belge, MD, PhD
Laurent Godinas, MD, PhD
Steffen Rex, MD, PhD
Dirk Vlasselaers, MD, PhD
Marion Delcroix, MD, PhD
Tom Verbelen, MD, PhD
author_facet Marie De Vos, MD
Bart Meyns, MD, PhD
Rozenn Anne Quarck, MSc, PhD
Catharina Belge, MD, PhD
Laurent Godinas, MD, PhD
Steffen Rex, MD, PhD
Dirk Vlasselaers, MD, PhD
Marion Delcroix, MD, PhD
Tom Verbelen, MD, PhD
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description Objective: We aimed to explore the feasibility of an inverted-T upper hemisternotomy approach for pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) and report the results after 17 cases. Methods: PEA was conducted through a 7-cm skin incision using an inverted-T upper hemisternotomy across the third intercostal spaces. Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) was established through central arterial and percutaneous femoral dual-staged venous cannulation. Perioperative and hemodynamic data were compared with 17 previous conventional PEAs performed by the same surgeon. Results: From July 2022 to September 2023, 22 PEAs were performed, 17 through inverted-T upper hemisternotomy. Contraindications were an inferior caval vein filter, concomitant coronary revascularization or mitral valve surgery, pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma, and an emergency. Compared with 17 preceding conventional PEAs, there was no significant difference in demographics or in CPB time (274 [256-301] vs 264 [250-274] minutes, P = .1629), deep hypothermic circulatory arrest time (56 [45-65] vs 54 [50-58] minutes, P = .9587), preoperative pulmonary vascular resistance (4.12 [3.10-4.79] vs 4.49 [3.25-6.24] Wood units, P = .5890), 6-month postoperative pulmonary vascular resistance (1.90 [1.40-2.56] vs 1.83 [1.44-2.20] Wood units, P = .6374), or hospital stay (10 [8-12] vs 11 [9-14] days, P = .3327). Intravenous opioid use (0.29 [0.21-0.83] vs 2.99 [1.31-4.33] mg, P < 1.10−4) was significantly lower. Conclusions: PEA using an inverted-T upper hemisternotomy approach is feasible and safe and obtains similar hemodynamic results compared with a full sternotomy approach without prolonging CPB and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest times. It offers bilateral treatment via a single incision and has few contraindications.
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spelling doaj-art-bf8e52239e3345049af8236b7d13fae42025-08-20T04:01:56ZengElsevierJTCVS Techniques2666-25072024-12-0128657210.1016/j.xjtc.2024.09.021Pulmonary endarterectomy through inverted-T upper hemisternotomyCentral MessagePerspectiveMarie De Vos, MD0Bart Meyns, MD, PhD1Rozenn Anne Quarck, MSc, PhD2Catharina Belge, MD, PhD3Laurent Godinas, MD, PhD4Steffen Rex, MD, PhD5Dirk Vlasselaers, MD, PhD6Marion Delcroix, MD, PhD7Tom Verbelen, MD, PhD8Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumClinical Department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumClinical Department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumClinical Department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumDepartment of Anesthesiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumDepartment of Intensive Care, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumClinical Department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Address for reprints: Tom Verbelen, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven, 3000, Belgium.Objective: We aimed to explore the feasibility of an inverted-T upper hemisternotomy approach for pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) and report the results after 17 cases. Methods: PEA was conducted through a 7-cm skin incision using an inverted-T upper hemisternotomy across the third intercostal spaces. Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) was established through central arterial and percutaneous femoral dual-staged venous cannulation. Perioperative and hemodynamic data were compared with 17 previous conventional PEAs performed by the same surgeon. Results: From July 2022 to September 2023, 22 PEAs were performed, 17 through inverted-T upper hemisternotomy. Contraindications were an inferior caval vein filter, concomitant coronary revascularization or mitral valve surgery, pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma, and an emergency. Compared with 17 preceding conventional PEAs, there was no significant difference in demographics or in CPB time (274 [256-301] vs 264 [250-274] minutes, P = .1629), deep hypothermic circulatory arrest time (56 [45-65] vs 54 [50-58] minutes, P = .9587), preoperative pulmonary vascular resistance (4.12 [3.10-4.79] vs 4.49 [3.25-6.24] Wood units, P = .5890), 6-month postoperative pulmonary vascular resistance (1.90 [1.40-2.56] vs 1.83 [1.44-2.20] Wood units, P = .6374), or hospital stay (10 [8-12] vs 11 [9-14] days, P = .3327). Intravenous opioid use (0.29 [0.21-0.83] vs 2.99 [1.31-4.33] mg, P < 1.10−4) was significantly lower. Conclusions: PEA using an inverted-T upper hemisternotomy approach is feasible and safe and obtains similar hemodynamic results compared with a full sternotomy approach without prolonging CPB and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest times. It offers bilateral treatment via a single incision and has few contraindications.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666250724004309CTEPHpulmonary endarterectomyminimal access surgeryhemisternotomy
spellingShingle Marie De Vos, MD
Bart Meyns, MD, PhD
Rozenn Anne Quarck, MSc, PhD
Catharina Belge, MD, PhD
Laurent Godinas, MD, PhD
Steffen Rex, MD, PhD
Dirk Vlasselaers, MD, PhD
Marion Delcroix, MD, PhD
Tom Verbelen, MD, PhD
Pulmonary endarterectomy through inverted-T upper hemisternotomyCentral MessagePerspective
JTCVS Techniques
CTEPH
pulmonary endarterectomy
minimal access surgery
hemisternotomy
title Pulmonary endarterectomy through inverted-T upper hemisternotomyCentral MessagePerspective
title_full Pulmonary endarterectomy through inverted-T upper hemisternotomyCentral MessagePerspective
title_fullStr Pulmonary endarterectomy through inverted-T upper hemisternotomyCentral MessagePerspective
title_full_unstemmed Pulmonary endarterectomy through inverted-T upper hemisternotomyCentral MessagePerspective
title_short Pulmonary endarterectomy through inverted-T upper hemisternotomyCentral MessagePerspective
title_sort pulmonary endarterectomy through inverted t upper hemisternotomycentral messageperspective
topic CTEPH
pulmonary endarterectomy
minimal access surgery
hemisternotomy
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666250724004309
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