Anne Flavia Silva Galindo Santana1, Pedro Caruso2,3, Pauliane Vieira Santana2,3, Gislaine Cristina Lopes Machado Porto4, Luiz Paulo Kowalski1, Jose Guilherme Vartanian5. 1. Head and Neck Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology Department, AC Camargo Cancer Center, Rua Professor Antonio Prudente, 211, 01509-900, São Paulo, Brazil. 2. Intensive Care Unit, AC Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil. 3. Pulmonary Division, Heart Institute (InCor), Hospital das Clínicas das Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. 4. Imaging Department, AC Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. 5. Head and Neck Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology Department, AC Camargo Cancer Center, Rua Professor Antonio Prudente, 211, 01509-900, São Paulo, Brazil. jgvartanian@uol.com.br.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Inspiratory strength after a neck dissection has not been evaluated, and diaphragm function has not been adequately evaluated. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate diaphragm mobility and inspiratory strength after neck dissection. METHODS: Prospective data collection of a consecutive series of adult patients submitted to neck dissection for head and neck cancer treatment, in a tertiary referral cancer center, from January to September 2014, with 30 days of follow-up. A total of 43 were studied (recruited 56; excluded 13). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Determine diaphragm mobility and inspiratory muscle strength after neck dissection, using diaphragm ultrasound and by measuring maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) and sniff nasal inspiratory pressure (SNIP). RESULTS: Thirty patients underwent unilateral neck dissection, and thirteen patients underwent bilateral neck dissection. Diaphragm immobility occurred in 8.9% of diaphragms at risk. For the entire cohort, inspiratory strength decreased immediately after the dissection but returned to preoperative values after 1 month. Except for those with diaphragm immobility, diaphragm mobility remained unchanged after the dissection. One month after the dissection, the diaphragm thickness decreased, indicating diaphragm atrophy. CONCLUSIONS: Immediately after a neck dissection, just a few patients showed diaphragmatic immobility, and there was a transient decrease in inspiratory strength in all individuals. Such findings can increase the risk of postoperative complications in patients with previous lung disease.
BACKGROUND: Inspiratory strength after a neck dissection has not been evaluated, and diaphragm function has not been adequately evaluated. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate diaphragm mobility and inspiratory strength after neck dissection. METHODS: Prospective data collection of a consecutive series of adult patients submitted to neck dissection for head and neck cancer treatment, in a tertiary referral cancer center, from January to September 2014, with 30 days of follow-up. A total of 43 were studied (recruited 56; excluded 13). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Determine diaphragm mobility and inspiratory muscle strength after neck dissection, using diaphragm ultrasound and by measuring maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) and sniff nasal inspiratory pressure (SNIP). RESULTS: Thirty patients underwent unilateral neck dissection, and thirteen patients underwent bilateral neck dissection. Diaphragm immobility occurred in 8.9% of diaphragms at risk. For the entire cohort, inspiratory strength decreased immediately after the dissection but returned to preoperative values after 1 month. Except for those with diaphragm immobility, diaphragm mobility remained unchanged after the dissection. One month after the dissection, the diaphragm thickness decreased, indicating diaphragm atrophy. CONCLUSIONS: Immediately after a neck dissection, just a few patients showed diaphragmatic immobility, and there was a transient decrease in inspiratory strength in all individuals. Such findings can increase the risk of postoperative complications in patients with previous lung disease.
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