OBJECTIVE In the present study, we applied the method of the multi-center Prospective Evaluation of a Risk Score for postoperative pulmonary Complications in Europe (PERISCOPE) study, which was designed to predict postoperative complications and funded by the European Society of Anaesthesiology, to patients in our institution with the aim of prospectively analyzing the postoperative risk factor...

The value of tracheostomy in the postoperative care of certain thoracic and neurosurgical patients has been recognized for some time,' but there has not been widespread acceptance of this procedure as an adjunct to therapy for the critically ill general surgical patient. The present report concerns the prophylactic use of tracheostomy in a series of aged and bad risk patients. For each of these...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate whether perioperative inhalations of long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs) or long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMAs) might decrease the incidence of postoperative complications in lung cancer patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 108 patients with COPD who underwent pulmonary resections for pri...

OBJECTIVE To assess the incidence and to identify the possible associated risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications after major lung resection. SUBJECTS AND METHODS One hundred and sixty-eight consecutive patients undergoing major lung resection for benign and malignant lung disease over a 3-year period were included in the study. Preoperative assessment clinical parameters, intr...

Postoperative pulmonary complications contribute significantly to morbidity and morality in surgical patients. Pulmonary complications occur more frequently than cardiac complications. The complication rates for upper abdominal and thoracic surgery are the highest. A better understanding of the risk factors associated with postoperative pulmonary complications is essential to develop strategies...

OBJECTIVE Pulmonary complications after thoracotomy are the result of progressive changes in the respiratory status of the patient. A multifactorial score (FLAM score) was developed to identify postoperatively patients at higher risk for pulmonary complications at least 24 hours before the clinical diagnosis. METHODS The FLAM score, created in 2002, is based on 7 parameters (dyspnea, chest X-...

BACKGROUND Patients with a mediastinal mass are at risk for cardiorespiratory complications in the perioperative period. The authors' objectives were to evaluate the incidence of life-threatening intraoperative cardiorespiratory and postoperative respiratory complications in adult patients and to study the usefulness of clinical signs and symptoms, radiologic evaluation, and pulmonary function ...

"Oulmonary complications have long been recognized as a major postoperative problem. General anesthesia and surgery are common causes of respiratory failure in hospitalized patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( C O P D ) . 1 Various preoperative and postoperative regimens have been advocated to reduce the incidence of respiratory difficulties after surgery in these patients. Thi...

To the Editor: In their randomized controlled trial that evaluated the effects of inspiratory oxygen fractions on surgical site infection and postoperative pulmonary complications in obese patients undergoing laparotomy, Staehr et al. reported that administration of 80% oxygen compared with 30% oxygen during and for 2 h after surgery did not result in a significant difference in risk of postope...

Aim To evaluate the impact of open or laparoscopic rectal surgery on pulmonary complications in elderly (>75 years old) patients. Methods Data from consecutive patients who underwent elective laparoscopic or open rectal surgery for cancer were collected prospectively from 3 institutions. Pulmonary complications were defined according to the ACS/NSQUIP definition. Results A total of 477 pati...