February 21, 2003American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Accuracy of the Preoperative Assessment in Predicting Pulmonary Risk after Nonthoracic Surgery
Why the study?
Do preoperative clinical factors predict postoperative pulmonary complications in patients referred for evaluation before nonthoracic surgery?
Population
272 consecutive patients referred for evaluation before nonthoracic surgery
Design
Cohort, Outcomes assessed by an independent investigator blinded to…
Follow-up
postoperative period
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Discussion
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Implication
May support preoperative risk stratification; leaves open whether targeted interventions reduce complications.
Structured PICO
Do preoperative clinical factors predict postoperative pulmonary complications in patients referred for evaluation before nonthoracic surgery?
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Population
272 consecutive patients referred for evaluation before nonthoracic surgery
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Intervention
Preoperative clinical assessment (including age, smoking history, laryngeal height, spirometry, and blood gas analysis)
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Outcome
Postoperative pulmonary complications
Simple preoperative clinical factors, including age, smoking history, and laryngeal height, can independently identify patients at increased risk for pulmonary complications after nonthoracic surgery.
Cite This Study
McAlister et al. (2003) studied this question.