Introduction: Esophageal cancer is among the most common malignancies. Hospital mortality in the past decade reduced; but its morbidity is still high. Pulmonary complications are the most common complications after esophageal resection. In this study we examined the effect of steroids administration during surgery to reduce postoperative morbidity with a focus on respiratory complications.Mater...

Trends in Pulmonary Function Testing Before Noncardiothoracic Surgery Preoperative pulmonary function tests (PFTs) assess the severity of known pulmonary disease, diagnose causes of respiratory symptoms, and may help identify patients who are at risk for postoperative pulmonary complications. While useful in selected patients, unnecessary testing is costly.1 Few guidelines for the appropriate u...

OBJECTIVE To investigate associations between preoperative variables and postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) in elective upper abdominal surgery. DESIGN Prospective clinical trial. SETTING A tertiary university hospital. PATIENTS 408 patients were prospectively analyzed during the preoperative period and followed up postoperatively for pulmonary complications. MEASUREMENTS Patie...

BACKGROUND Respiratory complications are the most frequent concern following oesophagectomy. We aimed to assess the postoperative inflammatory response after oesophagectomy and to determine its reliability to predict the occurrence of pulmonary complications. METHODS A total of 97 patients were enrolled in this prospective observational study. All patients underwent a transthoracic oesophagec...

OBJECTIVES Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at an increased risk of pulmonary complications after pulmonary resection. This study aimed to identify whether video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) lobectomy can reduce postoperative pulmonary complications compared with lobectomy by thoracotomy in NSCLC patients with COPD. METHODS Amo...

Pulmonary function testing (PFT) is used extensively by pulmonary specialists to address two common clinical questions: (1) What is the risk of a postoperative pulmonary complication in an individual with lung disease? and (2) Will the patient be able to tolerate lung resection surgery? Today, there are numerous tests available to measure pulmonary function; making judicious use of these tests ...

UNLABELLED We performed meta-analyses of randomized, control trials to assess the effects of seven analgesic therapies on postoperative pulmonary function after a variety of procedures: epidural opioid, epidural local anesthetic, epidural opioid with local anesthetic, thoracic versus lumbar epidural opioid, intercostal nerve block, wound infiltration with local anesthetic, and intrapleural loca...

Vigorous respiratory therapy can prevent the development of postoperative pulmonary complications which occur with increased frequency after upper abdominal surgery. Obesity poses an additional risk factor. To study the effects of postoperative chest percussion with postural drainage (CPT), 53 consecutive patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric stapling procedures for treatment of morbid obesity ...

introduction: tube thoracostomy complications depend on the operator’s skill, patients’ general condition and the place in which the procedure is done. the present study aimed to compare the quality and complications of tube thoracostomy carried out by emergency medicine residents (emrs) and surgery residents (srs). methods: this cohort study was conducted on 18-60 years old trauma patients in ...

conclusions based on available literature recommendations for anesthesiologists caring for patients at risk for this occurrence are presented in this review. the symptoms are usually temporary as in the majority of the patients the sensory receptor cells are able to regenerate themselves after injury. anesthesia providers need to aware of this phenomenon to be able to reassure patients and poss...