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Pulmonary complications following abdominal surgery are the leading cause of post-operative morbidity and mortality, with management strategies emphasizing extradural analgesia.
This review outlines predisposing factors, clinical features, and pain management strategies (especially extradural analgesia) to mitigate pulmonary complications after upper abdominal surgery.
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Pulmonary complications drive post-abdominal surgery morbidity; leaves open optimal extradural analgesia strategies pending prospective trials.
Pulmonary complications following abdominal surgery are the largest single cause of morbidity and mortality in the post-operative period. This paper discusses the predisposing factors and clinical features, including the changes in ventilatory function tests. Important concepts in post-operative pain management are outlined, with emphasis on extradural analgesia.
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Albert Saady (1974) studied this question. Pulmonary complications following abdominal surgery are the leading cause of post-operative morbidity and mortality, with management strategies emphasizing extradural analgesia.
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