Esophageal Pressure Monitoring for Airway Management During Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

Overview

Journal Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc

Date 2021 Apr 19

PMID 33869727

Citations 4

Authors

Yu-Ki Iwasaki

Yuhi Fujimoto

Eiichiro Oka

Kanako Ito Hagiwara

Kenta Takahashi

Ippei Tsuboi

Hiroshi Hayashi

Kenji Yodogawa

Meiso Hayashi

Yasushi Miyauchi

Wataru Shimizu

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Abstract

Background: Respiratory management during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) is important for the efficacy and safety of the procedure. Obstructive apnea due to an upper airway obstruction might cause serious complications including air embolisms and cardiac tamponade. However, real time monitoring of upper airway obstructions during catheter ablation has not been established. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate esophageal pressure monitoring for respiratory management during catheter ablation of AF.

Methods And Results: Twenty-four consecutive patients (20 men and 4 women; mean age, 61 ± 13 years) with AF who underwent esophageal pressure monitoring during catheter ablation of AF were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into 2 groups. One was the obstructive apnea (OA) group (n = 17), which required airway management tools including nasal airways and/or non-invasive positive airway pressure (NPPV) and the other was the control group (n = 7), which did not require airway management. Esophageal pressure measurements were obtained in all patients, and the OA group exhibited a substantial negative esophageal pressure as compared to the control group (-41.48 ± 19.58 vs. -12.42 ± 5.77 mmHg, p < 0.001). Airway management in the OA group immediately improved the negative esophageal pressure and returned to a normal range (-41.48 ± 19.58 vs. -16 ± 8.1 mmHg, 0 < 0.001) along with a recovery from desaturation.

Conclusions: Esophageal pressure monitoring was a simple and effective method for the evaluation and management of obstructive apnea during AF catheter ablation.

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