INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) with safe perioperative measures in patients with cardiac arrhythmia due to various heart diseases who had a cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED).
METHODS: Cases of patients with a CIED and who underwent LC between January 2012 and December 2016 were retrospectively evaluated. The demographic data and the clinical, and perioperative results of the patients were analyzed.
RESULTS: A total of 467 patients underwent LC at Kartal Koşuyolu Higher Specialty Training and Research Hospital’s Gastroenterology Clinic between January 2012 and December 2016. Eight (0.017%) patients had a CIED. One (12.5%) of these patients was male, and 7 (87.5%) were female. The mean age of the patients was 53.2 years (range: 28–82 years). All of the patients were taken into surgery as a result of symptomatic cholelithiasis. Five patients had a dual-chamber rate-modulated pacing pacemaker, while 3 patients had an implantable cardioverter/defibrillator. No unexpected cardiac complications were seen in the perioperative period in any of the patients.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that LC can safely be performed in patients with a CIED at experienced centers with the appropriate perioperative management.
GİRİŞ ve AMAÇ: Çeşitli kalp hastalığı nedeniyle kardiyak ritim bozukluğu olan ve kardiyovasküler implante edilebilir elektronik cihaz (CIED) takılı olan hastalarda laparoskopik kolesistektominin (LK) perioperatif alınacak tedbirler ile güvenle yapılabilirliğini araştırmak.
YÖNTEM ve GEREÇLER: Ocak 2012-Aralık 2016 tarihleri arasında CIED mevcut olan ve LK uygulanan hastalar retrospektif olarak incelendi. Hastaların demografik, klinik ve perioperative sonuçları değerlendirildi.
BULGULAR: Ocak 2012-Aralık 2016 tarihleri arasında XXXX toplam 467 hastaya LK uygulandı. Sekiz (0.017%) hastada CIED mevcuttu. Hastaların 1’i (12.5%) erkek, 7’si (87.5%) kadındı ve yaş ortalaması 53.2 (28-82 yaş) idi. Hastaların tümü semptomatik kolelitiyazis nedeniyle opera edildi. Beş hastanın pacemaker tipi Dual-chamber rate-modulated pacing (DDDR), 3 hastanın ise implante edilebilir kardiyoverter/defibrilatörler (ICD) idi. Hiçbir hastada perioperative dönemde beklenmedik kardiyak komplikasyon görülmedi.
TARTIŞMA ve SONUÇ: Deneyimli merkezlerde doğru perioperative yönetimle CIED mevcut olan hastalarda LK’nin güvenle yapılabileceği kanaatindeyiz.