Background Elevated high-sensitivity troponin T levels shortly after noncardiac surgery are closely linked to myocardial injury, a key factor in 30-day postoperative mortality. Intravenous lidocaine, known for its potent anti-inflammatory and membrane-stabilizing properties, has shown cardioprotective potential in other surgical settings, but its efficacy in noncardiac thoracic surgery remains unclear. Objectives This study was a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial. Participants were randomly allocated to the lidocaine or placebo group with a 1:1 ratio. Design Single-centre, double-blind, randomized controlled trial. Setting Academic tertiary care medical centre. Patients Patients scheduled for noncardiac thoracic surgery, predominantly via video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), under general anesthesia from June 12, 2021 to June 12, 2022. Interventions Patients received intravenous lidocaine (1.5 mg kg− 1 bolus pre-induction followed by 1.5 mg kg− 1 h− 1 infusion until surgery end) or volume-matched saline. Dosing was adjusted to ideal body weight for BMI ≥ 25 kg m−². Study drugs were prepared by blinded staff and administered via standardized pumps. Main outcome measures The primary outcome was high-sensitivity troponin T concentration at 24 h postoperatively. Secondary outcomes encompassed: (1) the absolute change from baseline to 24 h post-surgery for high-sensitivity troponin T (2) the occurrence of MINS, identified by high-sensitivity troponin T levels of 14 ng l− 1 or higher within 48 h after surgery; (3) levels of NT-proBNP, CK-MB, myoglobin, hs-CRP, and inflammatory markers on the first and second postoperative days; (4) overall opioid use during surgery; and (5) hemodynamic parameters during the operation. Results Between June 12, 2021, and June 12, 2022, we enrolled 119 patients who underwent thoracic surgery for lung cancer (mean age 59.41 years [SD 11.085], 58 [48.7%] male). The median [IQR] 24-hour high-sensitivity troponin T level did not differ between the lidocaine and control groups (8.00 [6.00–15.00] ng l− 1 vs. 8.00 [5.00–10.00] ng l− 1, P = 0.34). Additionally, the absolute change in hs-TnT from baseline showed no significant difference (3.21 ± 5.93 ng l⁻¹ vs. 3.00 ± 8.56 ng l⁻¹, P = 0.88).The incidence of MINS was similar between the groups (23.3% vs. 23.7%, P = 0.96). Lidocaine exhibited significant anti-inflammatory properties, resulting in an 84.8% reduction in 48-hour IL-6 levels (46.5 ± 33.6 pg ml− 1 vs. 307.0 ± 312.2 pg ml− 1, P = 0.04). In a post-hoc analysis, age was identified as a significant independent predictor of myocardial injury (OR 0.259 for age < 65 vs. ≥ 65 years; 95% CI 0.107 to 0.627; P = 0.003), but no evidence of an interaction with the treatment allocation was found. Conclusions Perioperative lidocaine infusion significantly suppressed systemic inflammation, but did not reduce early myocardial biomarker release in the overall cohort. The finding that younger age was associated with a lower risk of myocardial injury, irrespective of treatment group, suggests that age is a key prognostic factor. Further studies are warranted to explore age-specific cardioprotective strategies and the underlying mechanisms of inflammatory-myocardial coupling. Trial registration ChiCTR2100047336. Registered on June 12, 2021.

Intravenous lidocaine reduces systemic inflammation but not myocardial injury following thoracic surgery for lung cancer: a randomized controlled trial

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2026年3月7日

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Nan Zhang,
Di Feng,
Wei Wu,
Meiyun Liu,
Jingjing Wu,
Ji Liu,
Hong Shi

摘要

Background

Elevated high-sensitivity troponin T levels shortly after noncardiac surgery are closely linked to myocardial injury, a key factor in 30-day postoperative mortality. Intravenous lidocaine, known for its potent anti-inflammatory and membrane-stabilizing properties, has shown cardioprotective potential in other surgical settings, but its efficacy in noncardiac thoracic surgery remains unclear.

Objectives

This study was a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial. Participants were randomly allocated to the lidocaine or placebo group with a 1:1 ratio.

Design

Single-centre, double-blind, randomized controlled trial.

Setting

Academic tertiary care medical centre.

Patients

Patients scheduled for noncardiac thoracic surgery, predominantly via video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), under general anesthesia from June 12, 2021 to June 12, 2022.

Interventions

Patients received intravenous lidocaine (1.5 mg kg^− 1 bolus pre-induction followed by 1.5 mg kg^− 1 h^− 1 infusion until surgery end) or volume-matched saline. Dosing was adjusted to ideal body weight for BMI ≥ 25 kg m⁻². Study drugs were prepared by blinded staff and administered via standardized pumps.

Main outcome measures

The primary outcome was high-sensitivity troponin T concentration at 24 h postoperatively. Secondary outcomes encompassed: (1) the absolute change from baseline to 24 h post-surgery for high-sensitivity troponin T (2) the occurrence of MINS, identified by high-sensitivity troponin T levels of 14 ng l^− 1 or higher within 48 h after surgery; (3) levels of NT-proBNP, CK-MB, myoglobin, hs-CRP, and inflammatory markers on the first and second postoperative days; (4) overall opioid use during surgery; and (5) hemodynamic parameters during the operation.

Results

Between June 12, 2021, and June 12, 2022, we enrolled 119 patients who underwent thoracic surgery for lung cancer (mean age 59.41 years [SD 11.085], 58 [48.7%] male). The median [IQR] 24-hour high-sensitivity troponin T level did not differ between the lidocaine and control groups (8.00 [6.00–15.00] ng l^− 1 vs. 8.00 [5.00–10.00] ng l^− 1, P = 0.34). Additionally, the absolute change in hs-TnT from baseline showed no significant difference (3.21 ± 5.93 ng l⁻¹ vs. 3.00 ± 8.56 ng l⁻¹, P = 0.88).The incidence of MINS was similar between the groups (23.3% vs. 23.7%, P = 0.96). Lidocaine exhibited significant anti-inflammatory properties, resulting in an 84.8% reduction in 48-hour IL-6 levels (46.5 ± 33.6 pg ml^− 1 vs. 307.0 ± 312.2 pg ml^− 1, P = 0.04). In a post-hoc analysis, age was identified as a significant independent predictor of myocardial injury (OR 0.259 for age < 65 vs. ≥ 65 years; 95% CI 0.107 to 0.627; P = 0.003), but no evidence of an interaction with the treatment allocation was found.

Conclusions

Perioperative lidocaine infusion significantly suppressed systemic inflammation, but did not reduce early myocardial biomarker release in the overall cohort. The finding that younger age was associated with a lower risk of myocardial injury, irrespective of treatment group, suggests that age is a key prognostic factor. Further studies are warranted to explore age-specific cardioprotective strategies and the underlying mechanisms of inflammatory-myocardial coupling.

Trial registration

ChiCTR2100047336. Registered on June 12, 2021.