Can Local Infiltration of Lidocaine Reduce the Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Rate in Patients undergoing Lobectomy for Lung Cancer?

CONCLUSION: Local infiltration of lidocaine around the pulmonary veins in patients undergoing lobectomy for lung cancer was associated with a lower incidence of POAF, which is attributable to the local anesthetic and autonomic effects of lidocaine. PMID: 31010387 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acta Chirurgica Belgica - Category: Surgery Tags: Acta Chir Belg Source Type: research