Risk factors of Pneumonectomy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

비소세포폐암에시 전폐절제술의 위험 인자

  • Hwang Eun-Gu (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Baek Heejong (Department of Thoracic Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital) ;
  • Lee Hae-Won (Department of Thoracic Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital) ;
  • Park Jong-Ho (Center for Lung Cancer, National Cancer Center) ;
  • Zo Jae-Ill (Center for Lung Cancer, National Cancer Center)
  • 황은구 (건국대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 백희종 (원자력병원 흉부외과) ;
  • 이해원 (원자력병원 흉부외과) ;
  • 박종호 (국립암센터 폐암센터) ;
  • 조재일 (국립암센터 폐암센터)
  • Published : 2005.09.01

Abstract

Background: In the resection of lung cancer, pneumonectomy occupied $20 {\~}35\%$ of all resections, and significantly high operative mortality is reported in right pneumonectomy ($10{\~}25\%$). The aim of this study is to identify the characteristics of morbidity, operative mortality and factors affecting operative mortality after pneumonectomy. Material and Method: This study recruited the database which performed pneumonectomy for lung cancer in Korea Cancer Center Hospital from Aug 1987 to Apr 2002. Result: Total of 386 pneumonectomies were peformed in that period. Sidedness were left in 238, right in 148; and the procedures were standard resection in 207, and extended resection in 179. Morbidity occurred in 115 cases ($29.8\%$, 115/386). Mortality occurred in 12 cases ($3.1\%$, 12 in 386). This mortality rate was similar to that of lobectomy ($2.1\%$, 13 in 613) during the same period. Morbidity consisted of 42 hoarseness, 17 (9) pneumonia and ARDS, 8 empyema, 5 (1) broncho-pleural fistula, 5 reoperation for bleeding, 5 (1) arrhythmia, 1 (1) pulmonary edema, and 25 others (The number in the parenthesis is the number of mortality case for that morbidity). Several factors affecting the operative mortality were evaluated. At first, extended procedure ($3.3\%$, 6 in 179) affected the operative mortality similar to the standard procedure ($2.9\%$, 6 in 207)(p=0.812). Second, the rate of operative mortality in an elderly group over 60 years ($5.5\%$, 10 in 182) was significantly higher than the younger group under 60 years ($1\%$, 2 in 204)(p=0.016). Third, sidedness of resection affects to operative mortality. Right pneumonectomy ($6.8\%$, 10 in 148) showed higher operative mortality than that of left pneumonectomy ($0.8\%$, 2 in 238)(p=0.002). The group over 60 years showed higher incidence of respiratory morbidity ($11.0\%$, 20 in 182) than that of the group under 60 years ($3.4\%$, 7 in 204)(p=0.005). Right pneumonectomy also showed significantly higher incidence ($11.5\%$, 17 in 148) than that of left pneumonectomy ($4.2\%$, 10 in 238)(p=0.008). Conclusion: Age and sidedness of pneumonectomy were the risk factors of operative mortality and respiratory complications, Therefore, careful selection of patients and more attention perioperatively were demanded in right pneumonectomy. However, because the operative mortality is acceptable, pneumonectomy could be done safely if the pneumonectomy is necessary for curative resection of lung cancer.

배경: 비소세포폐암에서 전폐절제술은 총 시행 술식 중 $20 {\~}35\%$를 차지하고 있으며 특히 우측 전폐 절제술의 경우 $10{\~}25\%$의 높은 사망률이 보고되고 있다. 이에 저자들은 전폐 절제술 후 일어날 수 있는 합병증의 양상을 알아보고 술식에 따른 합병증의 양상과 원인, 그리고 사망률에 미치는 원인을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1987년 8월부터 2002년 4월까지 원자력병원 흥부외과에서 비소세포폐암으로 전폐절제술을 시행 받은 환자들의 의무기록을 후향적으로 조사하였다. 결과: 총 386예의 전폐 절제술을 시행하였으며 좌측 238예, 우측 148예였으며 표준술식 207예, 확장술식 179예였다. 이중 115예의 합병증($28.5\%$)이 발생하였고, 12예에서 사망하여 $3.1\%$의 수술 사망률을 보였다. 이는 같은 기간에 시행된 폐엽 절제술의 수술사망률($2.1\%$)과 비슷하였다. 사망 예를 좌우로 구분해보면 좌측2예($0.5\%$), 우측 10예($2.6\%$)였다. 합병증을 증상별로 분류하면 애성 42예, 폐렴 및 급성호흡부전 17예(9예), 농흉 8예, 기관지-늑막루 5예(1예), 재수술을 요하는 출혈 5예(1예), 부정맥 5예, 폐 부종 1예(1예), 기타 25예이었다(괄호 안은 그 합병증에 의한 사망예). 수술사망에 영향을 미치는 요인으로는 먼저 확장 술식 6예($3.3\%$), 표준 술식 6예($2.9\%$)의 수술 사망을 보여 두 군간의 유의 있는 차이는 보이지 않았다(p=0.812). 그리고 60세 미만군(n=204)에서 2예($1.0\%$), 60세 이상 군(n=182)에서 10예($5.5\%$)가 사망하여 의미 있는 차이를 보였으며(p=0.016), 좌우를 비교했을 때 우측의 사망률이 5배정도 높았으며 통계적으로도 의미 있는 차이를 보였다(p=0.002). 호흡기계 합병증에 영향을 미치는 요인을 보면 60세 이상 군에서 20예($11.0\%$)와 60세 미만 군에서 7예($3.4\%$)로 60세 이상 군에서 의미 있는 차이를 보였으며(p=0.005), 좌측 전폐 절제술 군에서 10예($4.2\%$)와 우측 전폐 절제술 군에서 17예($11.5\%$)로 우측에서 의미 있는 차이를 보였다(p=0.008). 결론: 본 연구에서 전폐절제술의 수술사망과 호흡기계합병증은 60세 이상의 고령과 우측 전폐절제술 시 높아진다. 따라서 고 위험군의 수술 시에 수술대상환자의 선별과 수슬전 후 환자관리가 중요할 것으로 생각한다. 그러나 전폐절제술의 수술 사망률은 폐엽 절제술과 비슷하므로 폐암의 완전절제를 위해서는 전폐절제술은 안전하게 시행될 수 있는 술식으로 생각한다.

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