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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995;110:1118-1124
© 1995 Mosby, Inc.

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY

ELECTIVE PNEUMONECTOMY FOR BENIGN LUNG DISEASE: MODERN-DAY MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY

Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and Johannesburg, South Africa

From the Divisions of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Received for publication Nov. 17, 1994. Accepted for publication March 27, 1995. Address for reprints: A. A. Conlan, MD, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, 55 Lake Ave., North, Worcester, MA 01655-0304.

Abstract

This retrospective study of elective pneumonectomy for complicated inflammatory lung disease was done to define modern-day mortality and morbidity. One hundred twenty-four patients received elective pneumonectomy. Patient ages ranged from 6 months to 71 years. Past, recurrent, or new pulmonary tuberculosis was present in 107 patients (86.3%). Clinical presentation involved recurrent infections or severe suppurative sequelae (abscess, empyema). Forty-seven patients had chronic hemoptysis and 25 patients had past or recent massive hemoptysis (>600 ml of hemoptysis fluid within 24 hours). Nutritional deficiencies were common. One hundred six patients (85.5%) had end-stage destroyed lungs. Evaluative bronchoscopy showed inflammatory endobronchial changes in 106 patients (85.5%), bronchial strictures in 4, and indolent endobronchial tumor in 2. Lung separation was by double-lumen tube in 96 patients, single lung–single tube in 6, bronchus blocker in 6, and prone posture in 9. Extrapleural pneumonectomy was done in 83 patients (66.9%). Fifty-seven of these procedures were left sided and 26 were right sided. Standard transpleural pneumonectomy was done in 41 patients (33.1%): 30 left sided and 11 right sided. Nine pneumonectomies were conducted with the patient in the prone position. Four patients had completion pneumonectomy. Hospital mortality was three deaths (2.4%). Morbidity included postpneumonectomy empyema in 19 patients (15.3%). Seven postoperative bronchopleural fistulas occurred. Empyema in most patients was managed by open pleural drainage (thoracostoma) and later space closure. Pneumonectomy proved effective therapy with low mortality but postpneumonectomy empyema posed serious morbidity. (J THORACCARDIOVASCSURG1995;110:1118-24)

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