Perioperative statin medication impairs pulmonary outcome after abdomino-thoracic esophagectomy

ConclusionsDevelopment of pulmonary complications after abdomino-thoracic esophagectomy is multifactorial but frequent. The establishment of preventive measures into the perioperative clinical routine is mandatory for an improved patient outcome. Perioperative medication with statins might influence pneumonia development in the highly vulnerable lung after abdomino-thoracic esophagectomy. Perioperative interruption of statin medication might be beneficial in appropriate patients; however, further clinical trials and translational studies are needed to prove this hypothesis.
Source: Perioperative Medicine - Category: Surgery Source Type: research