title: Cardiac complications after noncardiac thoracic surgery: an evidence-based current review.
abstract: Despite advances in perioperative management, thoracic surgery remains a high-risk procedure for many patients. A systematic review of cardiac complications after thoracic surgery is presented. Most reviews about noncardiac thoracic surgery discuss postoperative analgesic regimens and pulmonary complications. In the present review, we also discuss atrial fibrillation as the most frequently encountered cardiac side effect. An evidence-based approach to other complications, such as myocardial ischemia, pulmonary edema, embolism, and shunt, is described. Furthermore, we offer recommendations for daily practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium. koen.de.decker@uza.be
authors.forename: Koen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: De Decker
authors.forename: Philippe G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Jorens
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van Schil
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000209:etiology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures