@entity943 are common after thoracic surgery, but the incidence and significance of @entity943 early after such surgery are not well established. Our goal was to determine the incidence and outcome of this complication from a continuing prospective database in 412 @entity1 who had lobectomy (n = 243) or pneumonectomy (n = 169) and were continuously monitored with Holter recorders for 72-96 h postoperatively. The primary end point of the study was the occurrence of @entity1165 ( @entity1165 ) defined as three or more consecutive wide complexes. Sixty-one of 412 @entity1 (15%) developed 1 or more episode of @entity1165 . There were no episodes of sustained (>30 s) @entity1165 and no @entity1 required treatment for hemodynamic compromise associated with any @entity1165 episode. @entity1 with @entity1165 had a more frequent incidence of a preoperative @entity714 (P = 0.01) but did not differ in other clinical characteristics, operative data, or core temperature on arrival to the postanesthesia care unit, when compared with those without @entity1165 . @entity1 who developed @entity1165 had significantly more @entity11706 (P < 0.001), @entity1540 (P < 0.001), ventricular couplets (P < 0.001), and postoperative @entity955 , 21 of 61 (34%) versus 58 of 351 (17%), P = 0.001, than those without @entity1165 , respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that only postoperative @entity955 occurrence was independently associated with @entity1165 (relative risk 2.6, 95% confidence intervals 1.4 to 4.8, P = 0.002). We conclude that nonsustained @entity1165 after noncardiac thoracic surgery occurs frequently but is not associated with poor outcome. The strong association of atrial and ventricular arrhythmogenesis with @entity1165 suggests that vagal withdrawal and/or adrenergic hyperactivity may have a role in precipitating these events in the early postoperative period. IMPLICATIONS: In 412 @entity1 , we determined that the incidence of nonsustained @entity1165 after major thoracic surgery is 15% and is not associated with poor outcome.

The incidence and outcome of XXXX after noncardiac thoracic surgery.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity1165 :: ('MESH:D017180', 'Disease') :: ['VT', 'ventricular tachycardia'] @entity714 :: ('MESH:D002037', 'Disease') :: ['left bundle branch block'] @entity11706 :: ('MESH:D018880', 'Disease') :: ['atrial premature contractions'] @entity1540 :: ('MESH:D018879', 'Disease') :: ['ventricular premature contractions'] @entity955 :: ('MESH:D001281', 'Disease') :: ['atrial fibrillation'] @entity943 :: ('MESH:D001145', 'Disease') :: ['Atrial arrhythmias', 'ventricular arrhythmias']
@entity943 :: (MESH:D001145,Disease) :: ['ventricular arrhythmias']
