Postoperative Respiratory Complications

Potential Role in Postoperative Respiratory Complications

Background: We observed an unexpectedly high inci¬ dence of postoperative gastroparesis among lung and heart-lung transplant recipients. Purpose: To identify the incidence ofGI complications and to describe the clinical profiles of patients who developed symptomatic gastroparesis after lung trans¬ plantation. Patients and methods: Retrospective study ofGI symp¬ toms and complications identified...

Extradural analgesia and the prevention of postoperative respiratory complications.

IN 1902 Campiche, of Lausanne, observed that chest complications are likely to occur after "operations an effect of which is to cause pain on coughing . . . and to upset expectoration and the free functioning of the abdominal pressure". Lawen, in 1912, further remarked: "if we were in a position to produce prolonged anaesthesia, lasting for several days, it is likely that the incidence of bronc...

A rebreather for prophylaxis and treatment of postoperative respiratory complications.

Postoperative Pulmonary Complications

Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) are a common outcome of cardiothoracic surgery. When allowed to progress, PPCs can result in serious sequelae, such as respiratory failure, pulmonary embolism, acute lung injury, or acute respiratory distress syndrome. The prevention of PPCs requires a comprehensive approach that includes assessment of preoperative risk, smoking cessation, and attent...

Postoperative Pulmonary Complications

The literature dealing with the case incidence of pulmonary complications occurring after operation reveals a wide range in the reported data. For example, Cutler and Scott' collected 41,368 operative cases, from the records of eight dinics, with an incidence of 1.12 per cent of postoperative pneumonia. Many other reported series approximate this percentage. On the other hand, in 1930, Fuller,2...