Effect of intraoperative fluid volume on postoperative pulmonary complications in thoracic surgeries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background and Aims: There is a lack of clear recommendations on fluid strategies in patients undergoing thoracic surgeries. The primary objective of this study was to compare the amount of intraoperative intravenous fluid (IVF) infused between those who developed postoperative pulmonary complicatio...

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Main Authors: Shreya Das Adhikari, Nitin Gupta, Mukund Gupta, Savan K. Nagesh, Souvik Chaudhuri, Rakesh Garg
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ija.ija_913_24
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author Shreya Das Adhikari
Nitin Gupta
Mukund Gupta
Savan K. Nagesh
Souvik Chaudhuri
Rakesh Garg
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Nitin Gupta
Mukund Gupta
Savan K. Nagesh
Souvik Chaudhuri
Rakesh Garg
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description Background and Aims: There is a lack of clear recommendations on fluid strategies in patients undergoing thoracic surgeries. The primary objective of this study was to compare the amount of intraoperative intravenous fluid (IVF) infused between those who developed postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) and those who did not. Methods: All studies comparing PPCs in intraoperative restrictive versus liberal fluid therapies were included. Those studies where the average fluid infused was compared between PPC and the ‘no PPC’ groups were also included. The pooled mean difference in IVF between patients with and without PPC and the pooled risk ratio of PPC in restricted versus liberal fluid arms were calculated. Results: Articles from PubMed (n = 157), EMBASE (n = 724) and citation searching (n = 4) were included. After excluding duplicates, title–abstract screening for 759 articles and full-text screening for 24 articles were done. The mean fluid infused in the 11 included articles was significantly higher in those with PPC (mean difference: 1.51 ml/kg/h, P = 0.001). The pooled proportion of PPC in liberal fluid arms was higher than in restricted fluid arms [risk ratio = 0.58 (95% confidence interval: 0.33, 1.02), P = 0.06]. There was high heterogeneity in both the meta-analyses. Conclusion: The meta-analysis showed that increased intraoperative IVF is associated with higher PPCs, and a restricted fluid strategy might be safer to reduce PPCs. However, since most studies were observational with a high risk of bias and high heterogeneity, well-conducted randomised controlled trials are needed to derive recommendations.
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spelling doaj-art-1305c07af3f04a0d94bd2aff670881562025-02-06T05:26:09ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Anaesthesia0019-50490976-28172025-01-01691788510.4103/ija.ija_913_24Effect of intraoperative fluid volume on postoperative pulmonary complications in thoracic surgeries: A systematic review and meta-analysisShreya Das AdhikariNitin GuptaMukund GuptaSavan K. NageshSouvik ChaudhuriRakesh GargBackground and Aims: There is a lack of clear recommendations on fluid strategies in patients undergoing thoracic surgeries. The primary objective of this study was to compare the amount of intraoperative intravenous fluid (IVF) infused between those who developed postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) and those who did not. Methods: All studies comparing PPCs in intraoperative restrictive versus liberal fluid therapies were included. Those studies where the average fluid infused was compared between PPC and the ‘no PPC’ groups were also included. The pooled mean difference in IVF between patients with and without PPC and the pooled risk ratio of PPC in restricted versus liberal fluid arms were calculated. Results: Articles from PubMed (n = 157), EMBASE (n = 724) and citation searching (n = 4) were included. After excluding duplicates, title–abstract screening for 759 articles and full-text screening for 24 articles were done. The mean fluid infused in the 11 included articles was significantly higher in those with PPC (mean difference: 1.51 ml/kg/h, P = 0.001). The pooled proportion of PPC in liberal fluid arms was higher than in restricted fluid arms [risk ratio = 0.58 (95% confidence interval: 0.33, 1.02), P = 0.06]. There was high heterogeneity in both the meta-analyses. Conclusion: The meta-analysis showed that increased intraoperative IVF is associated with higher PPCs, and a restricted fluid strategy might be safer to reduce PPCs. However, since most studies were observational with a high risk of bias and high heterogeneity, well-conducted randomised controlled trials are needed to derive recommendations.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ija.ija_913_24acute respiratory distress syndromefluid therapylung injurypneumoniapostoperative complicationspulmonary atelectasisthoracic surgery
spellingShingle Shreya Das Adhikari
Nitin Gupta
Mukund Gupta
Savan K. Nagesh
Souvik Chaudhuri
Rakesh Garg
Effect of intraoperative fluid volume on postoperative pulmonary complications in thoracic surgeries: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
acute respiratory distress syndrome
fluid therapy
lung injury
pneumonia
postoperative complications
pulmonary atelectasis
thoracic surgery
title Effect of intraoperative fluid volume on postoperative pulmonary complications in thoracic surgeries: A systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full Effect of intraoperative fluid volume on postoperative pulmonary complications in thoracic surgeries: A systematic review and meta-analysis
title_fullStr Effect of intraoperative fluid volume on postoperative pulmonary complications in thoracic surgeries: A systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full_unstemmed Effect of intraoperative fluid volume on postoperative pulmonary complications in thoracic surgeries: A systematic review and meta-analysis
title_short Effect of intraoperative fluid volume on postoperative pulmonary complications in thoracic surgeries: A systematic review and meta-analysis
title_sort effect of intraoperative fluid volume on postoperative pulmonary complications in thoracic surgeries a systematic review and meta analysis
topic acute respiratory distress syndrome
fluid therapy
lung injury
pneumonia
postoperative complications
pulmonary atelectasis
thoracic surgery
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ija.ija_913_24
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