Abstract:
【ob<x>jective】 To investigate the effect of aminophylline intravenous infusion on lung function and postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) in elderly patients under total hip arthroplasty. 【Methods】 A total of 279 elderly patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty under general anesthesia were randomly divided into three groups: the control group (group C, n=93), the aminophylline 2.5 mg/kg group (A1 group, n=94), and the aminophylline 5 mg/kg group (A2 group, n=92). Group A1 received 2.5 mg/kg of aminophylline infusion immediately after anesthesia induction and the infusion time was 30 min. Group A2 received 5 mg/kg of aminophylline infusion at the same timepoint. Group C received the same volume 5% glucose solution. All patients received routine general anesthesia. The three groups of patients were analyzed for blood gases before anesthesia induction (T0), mechanical ventilation 0.5h (T1), mechanical ventilation 1h (T2), and after surgery (T3), and calculated the patients’ lung dynamic compliance (Cd) and static compliance (Cs), oxygen index (oxygen index, OI), alveolar-arterial oxygen difference (A-aDO2) according to the corresponding respiratory parameters. Meanwhile, the intraoperative fluid infusion, blood transfusion situation, awakening time, extubation time, the quality of postoperative recovery, and the incidence of PPCs in 7 days after surgery were also recorded.【Results】There were no significant differences in OI, A-aDO2, Cd, and Cs at T0. At T2 timepoint, the OI value in group A1 and A2 were significantly higher than that in group C (420.3±54.4 vs. 464.4±50.2 vs 356.7±47.3, mmHg); A-aDO2 was significantly lower than that in group C (202.3±55.2 vs. 175.8±46.3 vs. 235.9±46.8, mmHg, ) ; and Cd and Cs were significantly higher than in group C (Cd: 36.4±6.7 vs. 41.2±7.1 vs. 30.2±5.9, ml/cmHO2). There was the same changes about above parameters at T3 timepoint. Besides, at T2 and T3 time points, there were also statistical differences between group A1 and group A2 in A-aDO2, Cd and Cs. Compared with group C, the incidence of PPCs in group A1 and group A2 was significantly reduced (21.5% vs.14.9% vs. 9.8% ), and the incidence of PPCs in group A2 was lower than that in group A1(9.8% vs. 14.9%)(P<0.05). Compared with group C, the wake-up time (12.4±3.5 vs. 9.5±2.4 vs.7.7±3.8, min ) and extubation time (20.7±5.4 vs.16.4±5.2 vs. 13.8±4.7, min) of group A1 and group A2 were significantly shortened, and the incidence of hypoxemia after extubation was also significantly reduced (7.5% vs. 3.2% vs. 2.2%) (P<0.05), and which were also significant different between group A1 and group A2. The QoR15 score in groups A1 and A2 were significantly higher than that in group C (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting between the three groups.【Conclusion】 Intravenous aminophylline infusion can effectively improve the perioperative pulmonary ventilation and gas exchanging in elderly patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty, significantly reduce the incidence of PPCs in patients, and improve the quality of patient recovery.【Key words】 aminophylline; postoperative pulmonary complications; pulmonary function; total hip arthroplasty; elder