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July 1, 1999Sao Paulo Medical JournalOpen Access

The postoperative pulmonary complication rate was 14%; significant predictors in logistic regression were chronic pulmonary disease, surgery lasting >210 minutes, and comorbidity (p <0.009).

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Why the study?

What are the preoperative risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective upper abdominal surgery?

Population

408 patients undergoing elective upper abdominal surgery at a tertiary university hospital

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

postoperatively

Authors

EPEanes Delgado Barros PereiraAFAna Luísa Godoy FernandesAMAnção Ms

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Overview

May aid preoperative risk stratification for upper abdominal surgery; leaves open need for prospective validation and intervention trials.

Structured PICO

What are the preoperative risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective upper abdominal surgery?

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Population
408 patients undergoing elective upper abdominal surgery at a tertiary university hospital
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Intervention
Preoperative clinical and physical evaluation, including assessment of related diseases, smoking habits, duration of surgery, and preoperative pulmonary function tests (in 247 patients)
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Outcome
Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC)

Chronic pulmonary disease, comorbidity, and surgery duration >210 minutes are major risk factors for pulmonary complications after upper abdominal surgery.

Cite This Study

Pereira et al. (1999) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7b70bae357fbdac589de67https://doi.org/10.1590/s1516-31801999000400003
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