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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...
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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...
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BACKGROUND The frequency of, and risks for, postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) after laparotomy are incompletely understood. The wide-ranging incidence of PPCs in the literature reflects methodological issues including variable definitions of PPCs and varied patient populations. OBJECTIVES We sought to elucidate the incidence of PPCs after laparotomy and clarify risks for their deve...
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• Objective: To assess outcomes of patients referred to an internal medicine preoperative assessment program for evaluation preceding noncardiac surgery. • Design: Prospective cohort study. • Patients and setting: The study cohort was a convenience sample of patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery at an academic tertiary care medical center who were referred to the IMPACT (Internal Medicin...
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An i.v. solution of 5% dextrose with doxapram 2 mg ml-1 or 5% dextrose alone was administered to 53 patients following lateral thoracotomy. Estimations of arterial PO2, PCO2 and pH were made before operation, during infusion and 7 days after after operation. Respiratory function tests were carried out before and 7 days after operation. There were no significant differences in arterial PO2, PCO2...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Internal Medicine
سال: 1922
ISSN: 0003-9926
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1922.00110040048005