Supraventricular Arrhythmias after Thoracotomy: Is There a Role for Autonomic Imbalance?

Table 1

Association between postoperative heart rate disorders and the type of the performed surgical procedure.

Study	Ref. no.	Included arrhythmias	Percentage in pneumonectomy*	Percentage in lobectomy	Overall
Krowka et al. 1987	[2]	TDR	23.6**
Dyszkiewicz and Skrzypczak 1998	[5]	AF	24.0	6.1	8.3
Curtis et al. 1998	[6]	SA	39.4	17.0	22.4
Ciriaco et al. 2000	[7]	SA	33.3	12.6	13.7
Sekine et al. 2001	[9]	SVT			31.9
Rena et al. 2001	[10]	SA	35.0	23.0	22.8
Barbetakis and Vassiliadis 2004	[12]	SA	37.3	17.4	21.6

∗Including bilobectomy.
**Study addressing only pneumonectomy.
TDR denotes tachydysrhythmia.